Documentation

RiskScape User Manual

Download the RiskScape user manual (60 pages - 3.4 MB) including sections on:

  • Introduction and Concepts
  • Analysis Specification
  • Running and Viewing
  • Mapping

Publications

Reese, S., Bradley, B.A., Bind, J., Smart, G., Power, W., Sturman, J. (2011). Empirical building fragilities from observed damage in the 2009 South Pacific tsunami. Earth Science Reviews. Doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2011.01.009

Schmidt, J., Matcham, I., Reese, S., King, A., Bell, R., Smart, G., Cousins, J., Smith, W., Heron, D. (2011). Quantitative multi-risk analysis for natural hazards: a framework for multi-risk modelling. Nat Hazards. Doi:10.1007/s11069-011-9721-z

Cousins, W.J., Spence, R. & E. So (2008). Estimated Casualties in New Zealand Earthquakes. Proceddings, Australian Earthquake Engineering Conference AEES 2008, November 21-23, 2008, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

King, A.B., Cousins, W.J., Power, W., Blong, R., Destegul, U.Z., Weir, B. & W. Smith (2008). Combined tsunami and earthquake loss for Wellington, New Zealand. Proceedings, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China. Paper No. 15-0032.

Reese, S.; Smart, G. (2008). High resolution inundation modelling as part of a multi-hazard loss modelling tool. In: Samuels, P.; Huntington, S.; Allsop, W.; Harrop, J. (eds). Flood Risk Management. Research and Practice. Proceedings of the European Conference on Flood Risk Management Research into Practice (FloodRisk 2008), pp. 1663-1668. CRC Press, Oxford, UK.

Reese, S.; Cousins, W.J.; Power, W.L.; Palmer, N.G.; Tejakusuma, I.G.; Nugrahadi S. (2007). Tsunami vulnerability of buildings and people in South Java. Field observations after the July 2006 Java Tsunami. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 7: 573–589.
http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/7/573/2007/nhess-7-573-2007.pdf

Reese, S.; Bell, R.G.; King, A.B. 2007. RiskScape—A new tool for comparing risk from natural hazards. Water & Atmosphere, 15 (3): 24-25.

Bell, R.G.; King, A. (2006). Regional RiskScape: A multi-hazard loss modelling tool. In: Ammann, W.J; Haig, J.; Huovinen, C.; Stocker, M. (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Disaster Reduction Conference 2006, Davos, Switzerland, 28 Aug – 1 Sep 2006.

Smith, W.D. & G.A Vignaux 2006. Decision tools for earthquake risk management, including Net Present Value and Expected Utility. Bulletin of the NZ Society for Earthquake Engineering 39, 170-175.

Reese, S.; Reid, S. 2006. Dealing to wind hazards in New Zealand. NIWA Water & Atmosphere, 14 (4): 10-11.

Bell, R.; Cowan, H.; Dalziell, E.; Evans, N.; O’Leary, M.; Rush, B.; Yule, L. 2005. Survey of impacts on the Andaman Coast, southern Thailand following the great Sumatra–Andaman earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004. Invited paper, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 38(3): 123–148.  
http://www.nzsee.org.nz/Techactivity/recontrips.shtml

King, A.; Cousins, J.; Bell, R. (2005). Riskscape New Zealand: A multihazard loss modelling tool. Paper presented at International Conference on Earthquake Engineering “Earthquake Engineering in the 21st Century – IZIIS 40 EE-21C”,Skopje/Ohrid, Macedonia, 27 Aug to 1 Sept 2005.