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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Risk Management
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Global interconnectedness amplifies natural hazard impacts across boundaries.
  • Interactions between multi-hazards and socio-economic factors exacerbate event consequences.
  • Current approaches struggle with holistic assessment and management of complex risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an integrated framework for analyzing and managing multi-hazard and systemic risks.
  • To build upon systemic risk research, emphasizing interconnectedness.
  • To offer practical solutions for real-world risk assessment and management.

Main Methods:

  • Leveraging systemic risk research principles.
  • Developing a novel six-step framework for risk analysis.
  • Focusing on interconnectedness across hazards and systems.

Main Results:

  • A structured six-step framework for analyzing risks from single, multi-, and systemic events.
  • Enhanced understanding of hazard interdependencies and their amplified impacts.
  • A pathway towards more holistic and integrative risk management strategies.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed framework offers a practical approach to managing complex, interconnected risks.
  • Integrating systemic risk perspectives is crucial for effective multi-hazard management.
  • This framework supports better real-world applications in risk assessment and mitigation.