Meetings and conferences
Chania, Crete Island
Greece
2nd International Conference on Natural Hazards and Infrastructure (ICONHIC2019)
Organizer(s)
National Technical University of Athens
ETH Zurich
Format
In person
Venue
Minoa Palace Resort
Date
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Building upon the success of the first event, ICONHIC2019 aims to bring together engineers, financers, insurers, and policy makers to exchange experience and set a robust trace towards infrastructure resilience against extreme natural events.
The 3-day conference will include stimulating panel discussions among different stakeholders, excellent keynote lectures, as well as theme and cross-cutting sessions on the following topics:
Cross-cutting topics
- Hazard Prediction, Warning and Risk Management
- Strengthening Tools & Mitigation Strategies
- Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Planning & Uncertainties
- Multi-Risk Decision Support Methodologies
- Assessment and Prediction of Natural Hazards from Satellite Imagery
- Remote sensing for natural disasters: Challenges and Opportunities
- Moving Towards Climate-Resilient and adaptive Infrastructure Systems
- Integrating Disaster Risk into Life-Cycle Management of Infrastructure Systems
- Resilience of infrastructure networks: from perturbation to recovery
Earthquakes & Landslides
- Engineering Seismology & Ground Motion Simulation
- Assessment, Analysis and Retrofitting of Structures
- Aging Infrastructure and future Earthquakes: Concrete, Steel and Masonry Structures
- Seismic Design of Foundations and Underground Structures
- Soil-Structure Interaction
- Ground Failure & Liquefaction: Analysis and effects on Structures and Lifelines
- Isolation and Energy Dissipation Devices
- Protection of Historical Structures against Seismic Hazards
- Landslides Prevention and Mitigation: Design Practice and New Concepts
- Instrumentation and Remote Sensing
- Offshore Landslides and effects on submarine Structures and Pipelines
- Earthquake/Flood induced Landslides: Analysis and Modeling
Climate Change & Flooding
- Flood Risk Management and Risk Reduction Strategies
- Flood Forecasting, Modelling and Flood Control
- Natural & Engineered Defenses and Vulnerabilities
- Urban Drainage Infrastructure and Performance
- Dikes, Levees and Dams: studying Failures and proposing Strategic Solutions
- Storm Surges, Tsunamis and Sea Level Rise
- Strong Winds, Storms, Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones
- Impact of Extreme Weather on Critical Infrastructure
- Drought impacts on Infrastructure Service Delivery
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