diff --git a/doc/guide/Guide_Introduction.ipynb b/doc/guide/Guide_Introduction.ipynb index e6312fc39..fc7c68ad3 100644 --- a/doc/guide/Guide_Introduction.ipynb +++ b/doc/guide/Guide_Introduction.ipynb @@ -12,13 +12,17 @@ "According to the IPCC [[1]](#1), natural risks emerge through the\n", "interplay of climate and weather-related hazards, the exposure of goods\n", "or people to this hazard, and the specific vulnerability of exposed\n", - "people, infrastructure and environment. The unit chosen to measure risk\n", - "has to be the most relevant one in a specific decision problem, not\n", - "necessarily monetary units. Wildfire hazard might be measured by burned\n", - "area, exposure by population or replacement value of homes and hence\n", - "risk might be expressed as number of affected people in the context of\n", - "evacuation, or repair cost of buildings in the context of property\n", - "insurance.\n", + "people, infrastructure and environment. In CLIMADA, vulnerability is\n", + "operationalized through the use of impact functions, which are essential\n", + "in determining the extent to which exposure is affected by a given hazard.\n", + "\n", + "The unit of measurement for risk in CLIMADA is selected based on its relevance\n", + "to the specific decision-making context and is not limited to monetary units\n", + "alone. For instance, wildfire risk may be quantified by the burned area\n", + "(hazard) and the exposure could be measured by the population density or the\n", + "replacement value of homes. Consequently, risk could be expressed in terms of\n", + "the number of people affected for evacuation planning, or the cost of repairs\n", + "for property insurance purposes.\n", "\n", "Risk has been defined by the International Organization for\n", "Standardization as the \"effect of uncertainty on objectives\" as the\n", @@ -36,13 +40,13 @@ "$$\\text{severity} = F(\\text{hazard intensity}, \\text{exposure}, \\text{vulnerability}) = \\text{exposure} * f_{\\text{imp}}(\\text{hazard intensity})$$\n", "\n", "where $f_{\\text{imp}}$ is the impact function which parametrizes to what extent\n", - "an exposure will be affected by a specific hazard. While 'vulnerability\n", - "function' is broadly used in the modelers community, we refer to it as\n", + "an exposure will be affected by a specific hazard. **While the term 'vulnerability\n", + "function' is broadly used in the modelers community, we adopts the term\n", "'impact function' to explicitly include the option of opportunities\n", - "(i.e. negative damages). Using this approach, CLIMADA constitutes a\n", + "(i.e. negative damages)**. Using this approach, CLIMADA constitutes a\n", "platform to analyse risks of different hazard types in a globally\n", "consistent fashion at different resolution levels, at scales from\n", - "multiple kilometres down to meters, depending on the purpose.\n", + "multiple kilometres down to meters, tailored to the specific requirements of the analysis.".\n", "\n", "\n", "

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