Vulnerability Assessment of Settlements During Emergencies
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Jasmina Radosavljevic,
Amelija Djordvevic,
Ana Vukadinovic,
Dejan Ristic
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| Transactions of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Safety Engineering Series |
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2018, Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 1-7
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Doi: 10.2478/tvsbses-2018-0001
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During emergencies which occur as a result of uncontrolled effects of natural disasters,
major technical and technological accidents and major epidemics of infectious diseases,
the health and life of people and the persistent environmental degradation may be affected.
Therefore, it is necessary to assess the vulnerability of the settlements from natural
disasters and other accidents. The assessment must be professionally and scientifi cally
established with a multidisciplinary approach. This paper defi nes methodology for
vulnerability assessment of given populated areas during emergencies arising from
uncontrolled effects of natural and other disasters which involves a complex analysis of
actual hazard probabilities and the level of impact on humans, animals, property, cultural
wealth, and the environment.
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