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A spatiotemporal multi-hazard exposure assessment based on property data
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, Vienna, Austria
M. Keiler
University of Bern, Institute of Geography, Bern, Switzerland
A. Zischg
University of Bern, Institute of Geography, Bern, Switzerland
University of Bern, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, Mobiliar Lab for Natural Risks, Bern, Switzerland
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A spatially explicit object-based temporal assessment of buildings and citizens exposed to natural hazards in Austria is presented, including elements at risk of river flooding, torrential flooding, and snow avalanches. It is shown that the repeatedly stated assumption of increasing losses due to continued population growth and related increase in assets has to be opposed to the local development of building stock, which is spatially and temporally variable.
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