Risk and vulnerability
Definitions of risk and damage used in research vary with the
applications for which they are used. Their basis lies in a commonsense
understanding of the concept of risk, such as the notion that
the risk associated with some particular hazard lies in the
consequences of that hazard, and increases with both the
probability and severity of the hazard. This study investigates the
risk of flood damage, and measures risk factors of the consequent
physical direct damage to the HMS in Ayutthaya, Thailand.