PARATUS enables DFD-GZS to expand its expertise in the field of exposure and vulnerability analysis for multi-risks. The focus is on the development of remote sensing-based geohazard information products and research work on the quantification and visualization of uncertainties.
"The interconnections between natural hazards and cascading effects often lead to destructive consequences for the economy and society. Disaster risk management actors face the challenge of adjusting risk reduction strategies and emergency plans accordingly. PARATUS aims to develop a platform that enables users to represent the dynamics in complex risk situations across sectors. In four case studies (including the earthquake-prone megacity of Istanbul), changes in risk over space and time are to be analyzed and simulated.
A particular focus is on the development of techniques for the spatiotemporal extrapolation of the characteristics of the built environment and the population to anticipate future risk situations."
