When natural disasters and extreme events such as storms, floods and earthquakes occur, it is not only people, residential buildings and infrastructure that are seriously affected, but also industry. Direct losses to installations as well as indirect losses, e.g., the interruption of production,...

For risk analyses not only knowledge about the impact of different types of hazards, but also information about the elements and values at risk is necessary. This article introduces a methodology for a countrywide estimation of asset values for commercial and industrial properties using Germany...

The focus of this study is on multi-dimensional vulnerability of regions to indirect disaster losses. An integrated indicator framework has been developed which captures the multi-layered vulnerability drivers in industrial production systems and also accounts for the social fragilities and...

Jedes Unternehmen ist gehalten, sich selbst und gegebenenfalls bestimmten Institutionen und Interessenten der Öffentlichkeit Rechenschaft über sein Tun abzulegen. Aus dem finalen Bezug jedes unternehmerischen HandeIns folgt deshalb konsequent ein sukzessiver intertemporaler...