Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES)
Economic and social impacts of natural hazards
Globally and locally, we are all becoming more aware of the true costs of natural disasters. One aspect which is poorly understood is how much different hazards cost in financial terms...more...
Geo-Environmental and Energy Security of the Toktogul Region, Central Asia
This NATO funded research, of which Derek Rust is a Director is a ‘Science for Peace’ programme investigating the risks to people and property in a seismically active region of Kyrgyzstan...more...
Mapping Vulnerability
Natural hazards affect different communities in very different ways. Our research seeks to integrate measures of social and economic vulnerability with factors that indicate biophysical and geophysical vulnerability...more...
Recent Publications
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