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MYRIAD-EU Handbook of Multi-Hazard, Multi-Risk Definitions and Concepts
Year of publication: 2022
Access: Open access
Link: https://zenodo.org/records/7135138
Organisation(s) / Author(s): Joel C. Gill, Melanie Duncan, Roxana Ciurean, Lara Smale, Dana Stuparu, Julius Schlumberger, Marleen de Ruiter, Timothy Tiggeloven, Silvia Torresan, Stefania Gottardo, Jaroslav Mysiak, Remi Harris, Eva-Cristina Petrescu, Trevor Girard, Bijan Khazai, Judith Claassen, Ruoying Dai, Adrian Champion, Anne Sophie Daloz, Fernando Blanco Cipollone, Carlos Campillo Torres, Irene Palomino Antolin, Davide Ferrario, Sharon Tatman, Annegien Tijssen, Shristi Vaidya, Adewole Adesiyun, Thierry Goger, Alessia Angiuli, Marie Audren, Marta Machado, Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler, Robert Šakić Trogrlić, James Daniell, Bernard Bulder, Siddharth Krishna Swamy, Edwin-Jan Wiggelinkhuizen, Jaime Díaz Pacheco, Abel López Díez, Javier Mendoza Jiménez, Noemi Padrón-Fumero, Lea Appulo, René Orth, Jana Sillmann, Philip Ward
Description: The Handbook of Multi-hazard, Multi-Risk Definitions and Concepts was the first output of Work Package 1 of the MYRIAD-EU project. The aim of the handbook was to (i) acknowledge the differences and promote consistency in understanding across subsequent work packages in the MYRIAD-EU project, (ii) improve the accessibility of MYRIAD-EU work to a broad array of stakeholders and (iii) strengthen consensus across the hazard and risk community through a common understanding of multi-hazard, multi-risk terminology and concepts. The development of the handbook encompassed a mixed-methods approach, including internal consultations and data-generating exercises; literature reviews; external stakeholder engagement; adopting and building on a rich existing body of established glossaries. 140 terms are included in the glossary, 102 related to multi-hazard, multi-risk, disaster risk management and an additional 38 due to their relevance to the project, acknowledging the need for a common understanding amongst an interdisciplinary project consortium. Also included are extended definitions related to concepts particularly of relevance to MYRIAD-EU, including ‘multi-hazard’, ‘hazard interrelationships’, ‘multi-risk’ and ‘direct and indirect loss and risk’. It also includes a specific section on indicators, how these might be applied within a multi-hazard and multi-risk context, and how existing indicators could be adapted to consider multi-risk management.
See also: Definitions