HAZUS
HAZUS (Hazards United States) is one of many risk assessment software programs that
analyzes potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. It is used with
Geographical Information System (GIS) software to map the effects of disasters and
can estimate damage from these hazards before, during, and after the event. Depending
on the skill of the user, HAZUS can estimate physical damage to residential and com-
mercial buildings, infrastructure, and other critical facilities; calculate the economic loss
from business interruptions, repair and reconstruction costs, and lost jobs; and determ ine
the social impacts of the disas ter. It can be used to model technological hazards (nuclear
and conventional blast, radiological, chemical, and ...