diff --git a/doc/guide/Guide_Introduction.ipynb b/doc/guide/Guide_Introduction.ipynb index 94757ea4b..f5b65aab0 100644 --- a/doc/guide/Guide_Introduction.ipynb +++ b/doc/guide/Guide_Introduction.ipynb @@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ "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. 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", + "people, infrastructure and environment. \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", + "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", @@ -41,13 +39,15 @@ "\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 the term 'vulnerability\n", - "function' is broadly used in the modelers community, we adopt the term\n", - "'impact function' to explicitly include the option of opportunities\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, tailored to the specific requirements of\n", - "the analysis.\n", + "function' is broadly used in the modelers community, we adopt the broader term \n", + "'impact function'. Impact functions can be vulnerability functions or structural \n", + "damage functions, but could also be productivity functions or warning levels. This \n", + "definition also explicitly includes the option of opportunities (i.e. negative damages).**\n", + "\n", + "Using this approach, CLIMADA constitutes a platform to analyse risks of different\n", + "hazard types in a globally consistent fashion at different resolution levels, \n", + "at scales from multiple kilometres down to meters, tailored to the specific \n", + "requirements of the analysis.\n", "\n", "\n", "

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