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Regional Disaster Risk: Assessment and Mitigation Concepts in an All-Hazards Context

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  • Abkowitz Mark D.

    (Vanderbilt University)

  • Chatterjee Samrat

    (University of Southern California)

Abstract

Accidents, terrorist acts and natural disasters occurring worldwide are heightening society’s concern for the risks affecting our lives. It has also led to the realization that a more systematic and holistic approach to risk management is needed. In earlier work, the authors began to address this issue by initiating development of an all-hazards risk management (AHRM) approach, taking multiple disaster risks into consideration. A proof-of-concept application was presented, focused on truck transportation of hazardous materials and earthquakes as two risks threatening a government jurisdiction. The AHRM methodology has since been extended to include terrorist acts. This paper describes the overall methodological development and presents its application in a case study region in the United States. Beyond demonstrating how disaster risks compare in the region, the paper discusses how a risk manager can use these results to establish risk priorities and develop mitigation strategies that offer the greatest return on investment.

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  • Abkowitz Mark D. & Chatterjee Samrat, 2012. "Regional Disaster Risk: Assessment and Mitigation Concepts in an All-Hazards Context," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 9(1), pages 1-18, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:9:y:2012:i:1:p:18:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/1547-7355.1832
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