ICLR has established itself as the national leader in the development of research and resources to reduce the risk of natural hazards on people and property in Canada. Materials generated by ICLR researchers and staff have been used widely by insurers, all levels of government and non-government groups engaged in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
Research Papers
Flood
Flood/Drought papers
Assessing local mandatory measures to reduce flood risk and Inflow & Infiltration in existing homes
By Joanna Kyriaziz, Laura Zizzo and Dan Sandink
May 2017
Best practices guide
Management of inflow and infiltration in new urban developments
By Ted Kesik
February 2015
Best practices for reducing the risk of future damage to homes from riverine and urban flooding
A report on recovery and rebuilding in southern Alberta
By Paul Kovacs and Dan Sandink
September 2013
Urban flooding in Canada
Lot-side risk reduction through voluntary retrofit programs, code interpretation and by-laws
Dan Sandink
February 2013
Involving Homeowners in Urban Flood Risk Reduction
A Case Study of the Sherwood Forest Neighbourhood, London, Ontario
Dan Sandink
May 2011
Rendre les inondations assurables pour les propriétaires canadiens
Dan Sandink, Paul Kovacs, Greg Oulahen and Glenn McGillivray
Novembre 2010
Making flood insurable for Canadian homeowners
Dan Sandink, Paul Kovacs, Greg Oulahen and Glenn McGillivray
November 2010
Handbook for reducing basement flooding
Dan Sandink
June 2009
Sewer Backup: Homeowner perception and mitigative behaviour in Edmonton and Toronto [PDF]
By Dan Sandink
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
November 2007
ICLR research paper series – number 44
An Assessment of Flood Risk Management in Canada
Dan Shrubsole
Greg Brooks
Robert Halliday
Emdad Haque
Ashij Kumar
Jacinthe Lacroix
Harun Rasid
Jean Rousselle
Slobodan P. Simonovic
January 2003
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 28
A spatial fuzzy compromise programming for management of natural disasters
Slobodan S. Simonovic
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
December 2002
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 24
Adjusting to Policy and Fiscal Change: The Case of Land Use Planning in London, Ontario
Bridget Schulte-Hostedde and Dan Shrubsole
October 2002
ICLR Research
Paper Series – No. 22
Role of Remote Sensing in Disaster Management
Nirupama, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Fellow
Slobodan P. Simonovic, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor and Research Chair
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
The University of Western Ontario
September 2002
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 21
L’état de préparation des intervenants en l’an 2000 Face à des pluies diluviennes comme celles
du 14 Juillet 1987
(Montreal’s preparedness for flood)
Julie Boissonneau
Communauté Urbaine de Montréal
Novembre 2000
Série de documents de recherche Numéro 10
Flood Management in Canada at the Crossroads
Dr. Dan Shrubsole, PhD.
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
Faculty of Social Science
University of Western Ontario
ICLR, Toronto, 2000
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 5
May 2000
Hail
Hail Climatology for Canada: An update
David Etkin, York University
ICLR Paper Series – No. 59
Canada’s Hail Climatology: 1977 – 1993
David Etkin
Meteorological Service of Canada,
Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Toronto
And
Soren Erik Brun
Department of Geography
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Paper Series – No. 14
Earthquake
Reducing the risk of earthquake damage in Canada: Lessons from Haiti and Chile
Paul Kovacs
November 2010
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 49
Earthquake Hazard Zones: The relative risk of damage to Canadian buildings
Paul Kovacs
Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Adjunct Research Professor, Economics, Univ. of Western Ontario
Robert Sweeting
Manager, Research, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
June 2004
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 39
Reliability of steel frame systems with semi-rigid connections
H.P Hong & S. Wang
September 2003
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 35
Earthquake Planning for Business: A Guide for Businesses in British Columbia
Emergency Preparedness for Industry & Commerce Council
July 2003
Seismic Response of Structures with Underground Storeys
M. Hesham El Naggar, Ph. D, P. Eng.
January 2003
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 26
Studies on the application of tuned liquid dampers (TLD) to upgrade the seismic resistance of structures
A. El Damatty, April 2002
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 17
A review of the performance of two large sub-stations and eight large dams during the Chi Chi, Taiwan earthquake
Robin Charlwood, T.E. Little, J.K. Lou
April 2000
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 6
Foreign Earthquake Insurance Programs
Richard Roth Sr.
October 1999
ICLR Research Paper Series B – No. 8
Wind
Reducing the risk of earthquake damage in Canada: Lessons from Haiti and Chile
Paul Kovacs
November 2010
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 49
Earthquake Hazard Zones: The relative risk of damage to Canadian buildings
Paul Kovacs
Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Adjunct Research Professor, Economics, Univ. of Western Ontario
Robert Sweeting
Manager, Research, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
June 2004
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 39
Reliability of steel frame systems with semi-rigid connections
H.P Hong & S. Wang
September 2003
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 35
Earthquake Planning for Business: A Guide for Businesses in British Columbia
Emergency Preparedness for Industry & Commerce Council
July 2003
Seismic Response of Structures with Underground Storeys
M. Hesham El Naggar, Ph. D, P. Eng.
January 2003
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 26
Studies on the application of tuned liquid dampers (TLD) to upgrade the seismic resistance of structures
A. El Damatty, April 2002
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 17
A review of the performance of two large sub-stations and eight large dams during the Chi Chi, Taiwan earthquake
Robin Charlwood, T.E. Little, J.K. Lou
April 2000
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 6
Foreign Earthquake Insurance Programs
Richard Roth Sr.
October 1999
ICLR Research Paper Series B – No. 8
Wildfire
Why some homes survived: Learning from the Fort McMurray wildland/urban interface fire disaster
By Alan Westhaver, M.Sc.
March 2017
ISBN: 978-1-927929-04-9
Risk reduction status of homes reconstructed following wildfire disasters in Canada
By Alan Westhaver, M.Sc.
September 2015
ICLR research paper series – number 55
ISBN: 978-1-927929-03-2
Human dimensions of fire management at the wildland-urban interface in Alberta: A summary report (PDF)
By Tara K. McGee, Bonita L. McFarlane, Lauren Harris and Hilary Faulkner
November 2009
ICLR research paper series – number 46
ISBN: 978-0-9784841-2-5
The resilience of the City of Kelowna:
Exploring mitigation before, during and after the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire (PDF)
By Dan Sandink
January 2009
ICLR research paper series – number 45
ISBN: 978-0-9811792-0-9
Wildfires and insurance
Paul Kovacs
Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and
Senior Vice President, Insurance Bureau of Canada
January 2001
ICLR Research Paper Series – No. 11