Understanding Risk : Review of Open Source and Open Access Software Packages Available to Quanify Risk from Natural Hazards
The World Bank s disaster risk management (DRM) activities utilize a range of open access and open source computational modelling tools to quantify the risk posed by natural hazards. An important goal of these activities is to build capacity among...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20345968/understanding-risk-review-open-source-open-access-software-packages-available-quanify-risk-natural-hazards http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20677 |
| Summary: | The World Bank s disaster risk
management (DRM) activities utilize a range of open access
and open source computational modelling tools to quantify
the risk posed by natural hazards. An important goal of
these activities is to build capacity among national and
local governments and international development
professionals working in disaster risk management. A key
decision in these activities is the choice of modelling tool
that will be used to address the hazard, exposure, and/or
risk question under consideration. This document presents an
objective analysis of freely available hazard and risk
modelling software in order to facilitate selection of
appropriate tools for various DRM activities. There have
been previous evaluations of freely available modelling
tools across various natural hazards, but this is the first
multi-hazard systematic review using a set of consistent
criteria. The analysis covers hazard risk models for cyclone
(wind), storm surge and tsunami, earthquake, and flood. |
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