
1. Risk definition
In the context of natural hazards, risk can be broadly defined as the probability of adverse consequences or expected losses (fatalities, socio-economic and environmental damage), resulting from interactions between natural hazards and conditions of vulnerability . Thus, risk is usually represented as follows:
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Bibliography
Software tools
XBeach http://oss.deltares.nl/web/xbeach/
SWAN http://citg.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=17787=1
Delft3D suite http://delftsoftware.wldelft.nl
...Websites
MICORE project http://www.micore.eu
ConHaz project http://www.conhaz.org
FLOODsite project http://www.floodsite.net
Regulations
Directive 2007/60/EC establishing a framework for the assessment and management of flood risks. Official Journal n° L 288 of 23/10/2007.
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. Official Journal L 206 of 22/07/1992, p. 7.
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