Post-processing HAZUS earthquake damage and loss assessments for individual buildings

Daniel Felsenstein (), Eilat Elbaum, Tsafrir Levi and Ran Calvo
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Daniel Felsenstein: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Eilat Elbaum: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Tsafrir Levi: Geological Survey of Israel
Ran Calvo: Geological Survey of Israel

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2021, vol. 105, issue 1, No 2, 45 pages

Abstract: Abstract Building damage probabilities are invaluable for assessing short-term losses from natural hazards. In many countries however, the individual building level data required for assessing reliable damage are usually unavailable. This paper shows how the post-processing of aggregate HAZUS earthquake damage assessments can yield building-level damage probabilities. On the basis of three plausible scenarios for Northern Israel, we generate and visualize a building-level combined damage probability index. We use the tools of exploratory spatial data analysis to purge any causal influences in the spatial pattern of these calculated damage probabilities. The costs and benefits of our approach are discussed.

Keywords: HAZUS; Post-processing; Damage assessment; Earthquakes; Israel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04293-1

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