A global multi-hazard risk analysis of road and railway infrastructure assets
Spatial distribution has been rarely studied in global disaster risk models. Here the authors address damaged networked infrastructure at the asset level for a wider range of hazards and reveal a global Expected Annual Damages ranging from $3.1 to 22 billion with a particular vulnerability of transp...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-06-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10442-3 |
Summary: | Spatial distribution has been rarely studied in global disaster risk models. Here the authors address damaged networked infrastructure at the asset level for a wider range of hazards and reveal a global Expected Annual Damages ranging from $3.1 to 22 billion with a particular vulnerability of transport infrastructure in Small Island Developing States. |
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ISSN: | 2041-1723 |