Towards risk reduction
Evaluation techniques of storm induced coastal risks

Risk management is often seen as a systematic process for assessing and implementing the strategies needed to reduce the impacts of natural hazards on society, as well as to improve the coping capacities of affected communities; moreover, it often appears as a cycle comprising:

• a response to the disaster during or immediately after its occurrence;

• a recovery process;

• risk reduction, aimed primarily at preventing or reducing the damage caused