Practical Bases for Risk Analysis Quiz

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Explain the practical bases for risk analysis mentioned in the text above.

The practical bases for risk analysis mentioned in the text include high subjectivity, high-moderate uncertainty, perception-based assessment, and the use of indicators of limited complexity and thresholds.

What are the hazard-impact indicators mentioned in the text?

The hazard-impact indicators mentioned in the text include erosion, flooding, droughts, and heat waves.

What is the purpose of risk analysis based on the subjective perception of society and involved stakeholders?

The purpose is to obtain a preliminary assessment of the possible level of risk based on the subjective perception of the society and involved stakeholders.

What type of data is required to characterize the different risk components for vulnerability assessment?

Usually simple data is required to characterize the different risk components for vulnerability assessment. Signup and view all the answers

Explain the level of uncertainty associated with the risk analysis based on indicators of limited complexity and thresholds.

The risk analysis based on indicators of limited complexity and thresholds involves moderate uncertainty. Signup and view all the answers

What are some practical bases for risk analysis mentioned in the text?

Based only on expert knowledge and available (simple) data, requires data of medium to high spatial and temporal resolution, requires the use of simple or high resolution impact modeling, requires computational processing Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of households with high vulnerability to climate change in San Felipe de Puerto Plata?

36.40% Signup and view all the answers

What are the SSP scenarios mentioned in the text?

SSP2 (4.5), SSP3 (7.0), SSP5 (8.5) Signup and view all the answers

What is the weighted vulnerability index mentioned in the text?

35.30% Signup and view all the answers

What is the annual expected damages mentioned in the text?

economic value 'how relevant is 0.5 m of flood depth to damage a 2-floored, brick material, 3 Million-worthy house.' --> translates flooding height into $ Signup and view all the answers

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