A Methodology for Tsunami Hazard and Risk Assessment: Application to the Coastal Area of El Salvador

Calzada, Pino González-Riancho; Rodríguez, Mauricio González; Gutierrez, Omar Gutierrez; García-Aguilar, O.; Aniel-Quiroga, Íñigo; Aguirre-Ayerbe, Ignacio; Álvarez, Jose Antonio; Gavidia, F.; Jaimes, Ivonne; Larreynaga, J.

doi:10.9753/icce.v33.management.11

Int. Conf. Coastal. Eng.

2012

DOI: 10.9753/icce.v33.management.11

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A Methodology for Tsunami Hazard and Risk Assessment: Application to the Coastal Area of El Salvador

Pino González-Riancho Calzada¹,

Mauricio González Rodríguez²,

Omar Gutierrez Gutierrez³

et al.

Abstract: Advances in the understanding and prediction of tsunami impacts allow the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to reduce risk on coastal areas. This work, funded by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) during the period 2009-2012, presents a comprehensive methodology for tsunami risk assessment at any coastal area worldwide applied specifically in this case to the coast of El Salvador.

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Tsunami evacuation modelling as a tool for risk management: application to the coastal area of El Salvador

González-Riancho¹,

Aguirre-Ayerbe²,

Aniel-Quiroga³

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Abstract. Advances in the understanding and prediction of tsunami impacts allow the development of risk reduction strategies for tsunami-prone areas. This paper presents an integral framework for the formulation of tsunami evacuation plans based on tsunami vulnerability assessment and evacuation modelling. This methodology considers (i) the hazard aspects (tsunami flooding characteristics and arrival time), (ii) the characteristics of the exposed area (people, shelters and road network), (iii) the current tsunami risk management situation (time needed by the responsible authorities to warn the local communities), (iv) the time needed for evacuation of the population, and (v) the identification of measures to improve the evacuation. The proposed methodological framework aims to fill the gap between risk assessment and management in terms of tsunami evacuation, as it allows for an estimation of the degree of evacuation success of specific management options, as well as for the classification and prioritization of the gathered information, in order to formulate an optimal evacuation plan.

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Tsunami evacuation modelling as a tool for risk management: application to the coastal area of El Salvador

González-Riancho¹,

Aguirre-Ayerbe²,

Aniel-Quiroga³

et al. 2013

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A Methodology for Tsunami Hazard and Risk Assessment: Application to the Coastal Area of El Salvador

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Tsunami evacuation modelling as a tool for risk management: application to the coastal area of El Salvador

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