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Risk Assessment of Storms in Coastal Zones: Case Studies from Cartagena (Colombia) and Cadiz (Spain)

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This chapter deals with examination of existing risk assessment methods related to this topic carried out on a global basis; evidently, such a list is not exhaustive.

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  1. Faculty of Basics Sciences, Physics Program, University of Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia

    Nelson Rangel-Buitrago

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain

    Giorgio Anfuso

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Rangel-Buitrago, N., Anfuso, G. (2015). Review of the Existing Risk Assessment Methods. In: Risk Assessment of Storms in Coastal Zones: Case Studies from Cartagena (Colombia) and Cadiz (Spain). SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15844-0_2

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