Hazard Interrelationship Matrix (Anthropogenic Processes)

Publication Year: 2017

Access: Open

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012825216302227

Author(s): Joel C. Gill, Bruce D. Malamud

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This paper presents a broad overview, characterisation and matrix visualisation of how a suite of 18 anthropogenic process types trigger and influence 21 natural hazards, and their associated hazard interrelationships. Anthropogenic process types are defined as being intentional, non-malicious human activities. This paper includes the following: (a) A description and characterisation of 18 anthropogenic process types. (b) An analysis of interrelationships between anthropogenic processes, to understand how they may simultaneously or successively occur. (c) An analysis of anthropogenic processes triggering natural hazards, with location-specific case studies where possible. (d) A discussion of how anthropogenic process types catalyse or inadvertently impede hazard interrelationships. Visualisations are used to explore (a) to (d), with the aim of enabling the systematic integration of anthropogenic processes into existing and new multi-hazard interrelationship frameworks. This work was contextualised in a case study in Guatemala.

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Hazard Interrelationships, Anthropogenic Processes, Matrices