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088. Regina tornado scenario track and wind speed map
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087. Alberta Climate Ready Homes Project, Resilience Framework
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086. Big Block Construction – Wildfire Resilience Field Trial
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085. Climate adaptation has a market value that greatly exceeds its cost
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084. Alberta Climate Ready Homes Project, Engagement Report
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083. ICLR Research Paper Series: Edmonton pluvial flooding: Public release of flood maps has no impact on house prices
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082B. Dataset: ICLR Research Paper Series: Societal Loss from Historic Natural Catastrophes in Canada
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082A. ICLR Research Paper Series: Societal Loss from Historic Natural Catastrophes in Canada
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081. ICLR Research Paper Series: Alberta Climate Ready Homes Project, Economic Analysis
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080. ICLR Research Paper Series: Alberta Climate Ready Homes Project, Resilience Analysis
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079. ICLR Research Paper Series: Alberta Climate Ready Homes Project, High-level Risk Assessments
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078. ICLR Research Paper Series: Méthode d’évaluation des effets sur le carbone intrinsèque des mesures de résilience climatique résidentielles
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Le présent rapport est une étude préliminaire sur les considérations derrière la quantification du carbone intrinsèque des mesures de résilience climatique…
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078. ICLR Research Paper Series: A Methodology for Assessing the Embodied Carbon Impacts of Residential Climate Resilience Measures
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This report presents an exploratory study to understand the considerations needed to quantify the embodied carbon of climate resilience measures (CRM)…
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077. ICLR Research Paper Series: A wildland-urban post-fire case study: The Grouse Complex
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In August 2023, a combination of factors – strong winds, rugged topography, and extremely dry fuels from a long-term drought –…
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075. ICLR Research Paper Series: Retrospective Benefit-Cost Analysis of BC Disasters: Technical Report
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074ExecSummary French. Série de documents de recherche: La conception résistante aux vents violents pour les nouvelles habitations à ossature de bois a un rapport moyen coûts-avantages de 6 pour 1 au Canada – Resume
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Les tempêtes de vent violentes sont de plus en plus fréquentes et les pertes de plus en plus importantes. D’ailleurs, des…
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074ExecSummary English. ICLR Research Paper Series: High Wind Design of New Woodframe Houses has an Average Benefit-Cost Ratio of 6:1 in Canada – Executive Summary
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Severe windstorms are growing in frequency and magnitude of loss. Major damaging tornadoes struck Ottawa/Gatineau in September 2018 and in Barrie…
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074B. Série de documents de recherche: Comprendre les obstacles et les possibilités associés à la mise en œuvre des mesures de protection contre les vents violents pour les bâtiments de la partie 9 au Canada
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Le présent document sert de note technique au rapport « La conception résistante aux vents violents pour les nouvelles habitations à…
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074B. ICLR Research Paper Series: Understanding Barriers and Opportunities for Implementing High-Wind Protection for Part 9 Buildings in Canada
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This document serves as a technical note to accompany the report “High-wind design of new woodframe houses has an average benefit-cost…
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074A. Série de documents de recherche: La conception résistante aux vents violents pour les nouvelles habitations à ossature de bois a un rapport moyen coûts-avantages de 6 pour 1 au Canada
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Nous pouvons concevoir de nouvelles maisons à ossature de bois pour résister aux vents violents; mais à quel prix et pour…
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074A. ICLR Research Paper Series: High-wind design of new woodframe houses has an average benefit-cost ratio of 6:1 in Canada
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We can design new woodframe houses to resist high winds, but what are the costs and benefits? This work considers key…
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073: ICLR Research Paper Series: An examination of the Lytton, British Columbia wildland-urban fire destruction
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The British Columbia FireSmart Committee initiated this examination of the Lytton Wildland-Urban (WU) fire disaster for the purpose of: • Understanding…
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072. ICLR Research Paper Series: A benefit-cost analysis of impact-resistant asphalt shingle roofing
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The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction performed a benefit-cost analysis of impact-resistant asphalt roof shingles. The analysis shows that the shingles…
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072. ICLR Research Paper Series: A benefit-cost analysis of impact-resistant asphalt shingle roofing
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The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction creates and disseminates disaster resilience knowledge for Canada. Among the catastrophes ICLR addresses are hailstorms,…
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071. ICLR Research Paper Series: Enhancing the acceptability of buyouts for climate change adaptation: Exploring a social license approach for Erie Shore Drive, Ontario
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Managed retreat is increasingly recognized as a permanent, cost-effective solution to address f looding and erosion. While managed retreat takes many…
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070. ICLR Research Paper Series: Building climate resilient communities: Living within the earth’s carrying capacity
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Communities across Canada are presently experiencing about $2B per year in damages from severe weather and residents continue to experience adverse…
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069. ICLR Research Paper Series: An impact analysis for the National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface Fires
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No Canadian wildfire before 2003 caused more than $10 million in insured loss; since then, five such f ires have occurred,…
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069. ICLR Research Paper Series: An impact analysis for mitigating wildland-urban-interface fires: overview
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The National Research Council’s National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires (the Guide) recommends how to build and maintain wildfire-resilient buildings.…
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068. Série de documents de recherche: Élaboration d’un programme efficace et rentable de réduction du captage et de l’infiltration (C/I)
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L’expression « captage et infiltration » (C/I) désigne l’afflux d’eau claire dans les nouveaux réseaux d’égouts sanitaires ou dans les réseaux…
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068. ICLR Research Paper Series: Developing an Efficient and Cost-Effective Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) Reduction Program
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Inflow and infiltration (I/I) refers to excess clean water that enters existing and new sanitary sewer systems. Excessive I/I has numerous…
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067. ICLR Research Paper Series: Fire following earthquake in the Vancouver region – Executive Summary
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With a population of about 2.5 million, the Vancouver region is the most populous metropolitan area in western Canada, and the…
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067. ICLR Research Paper Series: Fire following earthquake in the Vancouver region
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The Lower Mainland of British Columbia has significant earthquake hazard and potential for ground motions that will cause significant damage to…
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066. Série de documents de recherche: Élaboration d’une méthodologie de recherche par études de cas d’incendies de forêt en milieu périurbain
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Les incendies de forêt en milieu périurbain comptent maintenant parmi les principales catastrophes naturelles au Canada, et leurs conséquences sur les…
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066. ICLR Research Paper Series: Developing a method for conducting wildland/urban interface fire case study research
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Wildland/urban interface (WUI) fires are now among the leading causes of natural disasters in Canada, and their impact on Canadian communities…
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065. ICLR Research Paper Series: Estimating the benefits of Climate Resilient Buildings and Core Public Infrastructure (CRBCPI)
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National Research Council Canada (NRC) commissioned this benefit-cost analysis of its Climate Resilient Buildings and Core Public Infrastructure (CRBCPI) Initiative. CRBCPI…
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064. Série de documents de recherche: Atténuation des risques de captage et d’infiltration (C/I) dans les nouveaux réseaux d’égouts
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L’expression « captage et infiltration » (C/I) sert à désigner l’afflux dans les réseaux d’égouts sanitaires d’eaux parasites, c’est-à-dire d’eaux autres…
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064. ICLR Research Paper Series: Reducing the Risk of Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) in New Sewer Construction: A National Foundational Document for the Development of a National Standard of Canada
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Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) is a term used to refer to water other than domestic, commercial or industrial waste water that enters sanitary…
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063. Série de documents de recherche: Incendies après séisme dans la région de Montréal – Resume
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La région de Montréal, avec une population d’environ 3,5 millions de personnes, est la région métropolitaine la plus peuplée du Québec…
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063. ICLR Research Paper Series: Fire following earthquake in the Montreal region – Executive Summary
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The Montreal region, with a population of about 3.5 million, is the most populous metropolitan area in Quebec and the second…
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063. ICLR Research Paper Series: Fire following earthquake in the Montreal region
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The Montreal region comprises more than 10% of Canada’s entire population and is a major economic driver and cultural centre of…
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063: Série de documents de recherche: Incendies après séisme dans la région de Montréal
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La région de Montréal comprend plus de 10 % de la population canadienne totale et constitue un moteur économique et un…
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062. ICLR Research Paper Series: Increasing High Wind Safety for Canadian Homes: A Foundational Document for Low-Rise Residential and Small Buildings
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High wind causes damage to homes and property, and results in risks to life and health across the country. A small…
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062. ICLR Research Paper Series: Améliorer la résistance des résidences canadiennes aux vents violents : Document de base pour les bâtiments résidentiels de faible hauteur et les petits bâtiments
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Dans différentes régions du pays, les vents violents endommagent les résidences et les propriétés, et ainsi menacent la vie et la…
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061. ICLR Research Paper Series: Development permits – An emerging policy instrument for local governments to manage interface fire risk in a changing climate
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Development permits are planning tools that local governments can use to manage development, protect the environment and address local health and…
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060. ICLR Research Paper Series: The governance of climate change adaptation in Canada
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The 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which has been ratified by Canada and 169 other countries, has two core commitments…
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059. ICLR Research Paper Series: Hail Climatology for Canada: An Update
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Hail is a significant hazard in parts of Canada, causing damage to infrastructure and crops. It is of particular concern to…
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058. ICLR Research Paper Series: Communicating Hurricane Risk in Eastern Canada: Enhancing the communication lines between the Canadian Hurricane Centre, municipalities and insurers
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Hurricanes represent a critical challenge for Emergency Management Organizations (EMOs) in Atlantic Canada. These storms, while possessing similar baseline characteristics and…
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057. ICLR Research Paper Series: Assessing local mandatory measures to reduce flood risk and inflow & infiltration in existing homes
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Severe rainfall and associated basement flooding are leading causes of damage to Canadian homes. Over the past decade, residents in municipalities…
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056. ICLR Research Paper Series: Why some homes survived: Learning from the Fort McMurray wildland/urban interface fire disaster
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In early May 2016 Fort McMurray, Alberta (population ~90,000) experienced the largest in a series of increasingly disastrous wildland/urban interface fires…
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055. ICLR Research Paper Series: Risk reduction status of homes reconstructed following wildfire disasters in Canada
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054. ICLR Research Paper Series: Best practices guide: Management of inflow and infiltration in new urban developments
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This study commissioned by the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction has attempted to provide a best practices guide for the management…
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053. ICLR Research Paper Series: Best practices for reducing the risk of future damage to homes from riverine and urban flooding
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There have been six disasters in Canada since 2005 that resulted in more than one billion dollars in economic losses. Four…
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052. ICLR Research Paper Series: Urban flooding in Canada: Lot-side risk reduction through voluntary retrofit programs, code interpretation and by-laws
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While it has been previously reported that resolution of code enforcement issues may result in reduced vulnerability to extreme natural events,…
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051. ICLR Research Paper Series: Involving Homeowners in Urban Flood Risk Reduction. A Case Study of the Sherwood Forest Neighbourhood, London, Ontario
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Urban flooding is a considerable and growing problem for residents, municipalities and insurers across Canada. Homeowners and residents who can take…
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050. ICLR Research Paper Series: Climate change information for adaptation
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Many people postpone action to adapt their businesses and management activities to the changing climate because of uncertainties about future climatic…
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049. ICLR Research Paper Series: Reducing the risk of earthquake damage in Canada: Lessons from Haiti and Chile
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In this report sponsored by Lloyd’s, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction identifies lessons for reducing the risk of earthquake damage…
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048. ICLR Research Paper Series: Canadians at risk: Our exposure to natural hazards
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We live in an unsafe world, one that’s filled with risks of various kinds. This book deals with those that result…
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047. ICLR Research Paper Series: Citizen participation in flood reduction planning: Strategic choices in Peterborough, Ontario
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This paper explores the role of citizen participation in a post-disaster flood hazard mitigation planning program in Peterborough, Ontario.
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046. ICLR Research Paper Series: Human dimensions of fire management at the wildland-urban interface in Alberta: A summary report
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This report presents the results of two studies that were undertaken to examine wildfire risk mitigation at the wildland-urban interface in…
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045. ICLR Research Paper Series: The resilience of the City of Kelowna – Exploring mitigation before, during and after the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire
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Resilience is the ability of a community to “bounce back” from adversity. A disaster resilient community employs tools and strategies to…
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044. ICLR Research Paper Series. Sewer Backup: Homeowner perception and mitigative behaviour in Edmonton and Toronto
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This research is intended to increase awareness and understanding of homeowner perceptions of sewer backup and homeowner risk mitigation in Canadian…
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043. ICLR Research Paper Series: Enhancing Local Level Emergency Management: The Influence of Disaster Experience and the Role of Households and Neighbourhoods
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This report summarizes the research findings of a two-year project funded by the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). In July…
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042. ICLR Research Paper Series: Limits to Insurance
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It is inevitable that a meteorite will threaten a major urban centre. It is very unlikely to happen this year or…
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041. ICLR Research Paper Series: Toward a National Assessment of the Travel Risks Associated with Inclement Weather
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Traffic collisions result from a complex interplay of human, vehicular and environmental factors. Understanding the role of any specific risk factor,…
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040. ICLR Research Paper Series: Emergency Management and the August 14th, 2003 Blackout
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On August 14th, 2003, fifty million Canadian and American citizens were left without electricity in some cases for over 48 hours.…
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039. ICLR Research Paper Series: Earthquake Hazard Zones: The relative risk of damage to Canadian buildings
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In 2003, this study was launched to assess the new information about the relative risk of earthquake damage across Canada
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038. ICLR Research Paper Series: Cyber-Incident Risk in Canada and the Role of Insurance
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In 2003, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction began a study to research the insurance industry and its role in cyber-risk…
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037. ICLR Research Paper Series: Wind Loads on Houses
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In August 1992 Hurricane Andrew struck southern Florida. Thirty people died and 250,000 were left homeless.
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036. ICLR Research Paper Series: The Role of Government in Services for Natural Disaster Mitigation
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Losses from natural disasters in Canada are increasing and evidence suggests that natural disasters will occur with greater frequency and intensity…
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035. ICLR Research Paper Series: Reliability of steel frame systems with semi-rigid connections
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Often the connections of steel frames are assumed to be fully rigid or ideally pinned when evaluate the system reliability of…
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034. ICLR Research Paper Series: Earthquake planning for business
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This guide is designed to assist B.C. workplaces to minimize life, property and economic losses following a major earthquake.
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033. ICLR Research Paper Series: Collisions, Casualties, and Costs: Weathering the elements on Canadian Roads
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The year 1973 marked a turning point for road safety in Canada. In that year, 6706 people died from road crashes.…
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032. ICLR Research Paper Series: Wind Loads on Houses A wind tunnel study
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031. ICLR Research Paper Series: Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Cities
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The world’s urban population is growing, as is the importance of cities to the health of the nations they fuel. Unfortunately,…
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030. ICLR Research Paper Series: Inventory of Disaster Management Education in Major Canadian Universities
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Over the next decades, an increasingly volatile climate, changing risk from natural and humaninduced hazards and shifting employment demographics will contribute…
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029. ICLR Research Paper Series: Workshop Summary Natural Disaster Health Research Network
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On 27-28 September, 2002, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction of the University of Western Ontario hosted a Workshop entitled “Dealing…
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028. ICLR Research Paper Series: An Assessment of Flood Risk Management in Canada
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Canada has developed a worldwide reputation for its flood management programs. Despite this recognition, flood damages continue to rise. This paper…
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027. ICLR Research Paper Series: Insurance Securitization: Catastrophic event exposure and the role of insurance linked securities in addressing risk
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The number of natural disasters recorded in Canada has increased almost every decade throughout the past century. More frequent severe weather…
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026. ICLR Research Paper Series: Seismic Response of Structures with Underground Storeys
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The objective of the research is to investigate the effect of the interaction between basements and the surrounding soil medium on…
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025. ICLR Research Paper Series: Natural Hazards and the Canadian Insurance Industry
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Natural hazards have always been a major concern for the insurance industry. They are the primary cause of disasters that produce…
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024. ICLR Research Paper Series: A spatial fuzzy compromise programming for management of natural disasters
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Natural disasters affect regions with different intensity and produce damages that vary in space. Topographical features of the region; location of…
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023. ICLR Research Paper Series: Mitigating Catastrophic Losses: Policies and Policy-Making at Three Levels of Government in the United States and Canada
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In the United States, government commitment to hazard mitigation has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. Today
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022. ICLR Research Paper Series: Adjusting to Policy and Fiscal Change: The Case of Land Use Planning in London, Ontario
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The research assessed the performance and process of land use planning in the City of London for the period 1978-1998.
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021. ICLR Research Paper Series: Role of remote sensing in disaster management
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The objective of this report is to review the existing satellites monitoring Earth’s resources and natural disasters
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020. ICLR Research Paper Series: A Tornado Scenario for Barrie, Ontario
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A natural disaster occurs when an environmental extreme triggers social vulnerabilities. The magnitude of the resulting impact is then a function…
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019. ICLR Research Paper Series: Numerical Simulations of High Intensity Winds. Downburst Simulations
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Based on unpublished recent reports by Applied Research Associates more than 66% of all high intensity wind events in North Eastern…
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018. ICLR Research Paper Series: Management and maintenance practices of storm and sanitary sewers in Canadian Municipalities
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Recent events that have taken place in Walkerton, Ontario and North Battleford, Saskatchewan, have brought the issue of the state of…
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017. ICLR Research Paper Series: Studies on the Application of Tuned Liquid Dampers (TLD) to Up-Grade the Seismic Resistance of Structures
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The risk of occurrence of severe damage or structural failures during a catastrophic event (eg. Earthquakes and hurricanes) can be reduced…
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016. ICLR Research Paper Series: Disaster Response Systems In Canada
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Emergency services personnel respond and react to emergencies on a daily basis. While the emergency may be a crisis to those…
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015. ICLR Research Paper Series: Weather Information and Road Safety
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Each year road crashes drain over $10 billion from the Canadian health care system and result in nearly 3,000 fatalities and…
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014. ICLR Research Paper Series: Canada’s Hail Climatology: 1977 – 1993
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The last national hail climatology of Canada was based upon the 1951-80 time period. However, from 1977 to 1993, many more…
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013. ICLR Research Paper Series: Managing Catastrophic Risk: Lessons from Canada
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Natural disasters are a serious threat to societies around the world. Death, injury and displacement affect hundreds of millions of people…
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012. ICLR Research Paper Series: Assessment of Risk due to Fire following Earthquake Lower Mainland, BC
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011. ICLR Research Paper Series: Wildfires and insurance
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This report reviews trends in wildfire events in North America and the role of insures in reducing our vulnerability to wildfire…
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010. Série de documents de recherche: L’état de préparation des intervenants en l’an 2000 Face à des pluies diluviennes comme celles du 14 Juillet 1987
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L’analyse de l’état de préparation des intervenants face à des pluies diluviennes comme celles du 14 juillet 1987 permet d’anticiper les…
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009. ICLR Research Paper Series: Hurricane Hazel and Extreme Rainfall In Southern Ontario
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This case study was commissioned by the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction to estimate the losses resulting from an extreme rainfall…
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008. ICLR Research Paper Series: Reflections on the future – climate change and its impacts on the insurance industry
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007. ICLR Research Paper Series: The media and public trust in natural disaster: The Canadian experience
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