Natech Risk Assessment and Management

Chapter 5

Natural Hazard Characterization

G. Lanzano^*

A. Basco^**

A.M. Pellegrino^†

E. Salzano^‡*    National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Milan, Italy^**    AMRA, Analysis and Monitoring of Environmental Risk, Naples, Italy^†    Engineering Department, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy^‡    Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Abstract

Major natural events must be characterized in terms of their hazard, that is, their ability to cause significant harm. Although there have been attempts to predict the occurrence of natural events, uncertainties still exist with respect to large-scale natural events due to their complexity. Furthermore, for Natech risk analysis, ...