Services

CAR is a leading UK consultancy with an international reputation in risk studies. CAR’s vulnerability-based approach has been used in projects ranging across the full spectrum of natural and man-made hazards which affect the built environment. These include catastrophe perils such as earthquake, volcanic eruption, tropical and temperate windstorm, and flood, as well as routine perils such as subsidence, burglary, and unexploded ordnance. Over 25 years of its existence, CAR has built up a prestigious and international client base, working on projects in some 30 countries across 5 continents. Private sector clients range from primary insurers, reinsurers and brokers to multinationals in the petrochemical, aerospace and transport infrastructure sectors. Public sector clients include national, regional and local governments, as well as international organisations such as the European Commission, United Nations, World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Catastrophe modelling

Disaster recovery

Risk assessment and mitigation

2018 Japan Typhoon Vulnerability Model (1.0) 
Extension of CAR’s typhoon vulnerability modelling capability, to cover Japan
Client: Guy Carpenter Marsh

2016 GEVES Chile, Mexico, Japan and Israel
Updating of the GEVES earthquake vulnerability models
Client: Guy Carpenter Marsh

2014-2015 China Typhoon Vulnerability Model (1.0)
Development of a windstorm vulnerability model for China
Client: PartnerRe Ltd

2014 Italy Earthquake Vulnerability Model (2.0)
Upgrading of the GEVES Italy Model (1.0)
Client: PartnerRe Ltd

2014 China Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Development of a new GEVES China Model (1.0)
Client: PartnerRe Ltd

2014 Portugal Earthquake Vulnerability Model (2.0)
Upgrading of the GEVES Portugal Model (1.0) and additional analysis
Client: Guy Carpenter

2013 EEPI Map
EEPI Map is a tool which enables photographs to be used to investigate building vulnerability to hazards, and analyse post-earthquake event damage patterns and shaking intensity.
See http://eepimap.com

2012 – 2014 International Macroseismic Scale
Development of an update to EMS-98 suitable for international application
Client: GEM/Willis Re

2012 Government Action for Disasters
Foresight report on institutional resilience to disasters worldwide
Client: UK Government Office for Science

2012 Reconstruction of L’Aquila, Italy
International Conference on the post-earthquake reconstruction of the historic centre
Client: OECD & Groningen University

2012: Algeria Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis Group

2011-12 Sensing for Dynamic Vulnerability and Recovery Monitoring (SENSUM)
Evaluation of tools for post-disaster recovery monitoring
Client: EU & ImageCAT

2011-13: Geocan, Christchurch, New Zealand
Evaluation of earthquake damage imagery
Client: Global Earthquake Model (GEM) & Willis Group

2010-12: ReBuilDD
Development of remote sensing techniques for disaster recovery and reconstruction
Client: EPSRC

2010: GEVES for Aspen Re
Client: Aspen Re

2010: GEM Inventory Collection Tools
Development of software tools for earthquake loss estimation
Client: Global Earthquake Model (GEM)

2010: Haiti Earthquake Damage
Post-earthquake damage survey
Client: ImageCAT

2009: NERA
Client: EU (FP7 Network)

2009: GEM Earthquake Consequences Database (GEMECD)
Relational database on the consequences of historic earthquakes
Client: Global Earthquake Model (GEM)

2009-12: Willis Research Network (Stage 2)
Client: Willis Group

2009: Laypersons Guide
Guidelines for risk assessment and mitigation for British Council properties worldwide
Client: British Council

2009: FP7 Project Evaluation
Expert review of EU Framework Program 7 research proposals
Client: EU

2009: CASAVA
Client: IPGP Paris

2009: Casualty Workshop
Second international workshop on disaster casualties
Client: Risk Management Solutions (RMS) & Willis Group

2009: GEM Scientific Board
Chairing the GEM Scientific Board for evaluation of project proposals
Client: Global Earthquake Model (GEM)

2009: Cambridge Earthquake Impact Database (CEQID)
Relational database of earthquake building damage worldwide.
See http://ceqid.org

Client: Coburn Foundation

2008: Earthquake Damage Survey, Wenchuan, China
Reconnaissance survey of the Wenchuan earthquake
Client: EPSRC & Cambridge University

2008: RELUIS Technical Report
Client: University of Naples, Italy

2008: Earthquake Damage Database (I)
Relational database of earthquake building damage worldwide
Client: Coburn Foundation

2007: Woodford Risk Assessment
Assessment of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems

2007: Japan Casualty Modelling
Client: Partner Re

2007: Tunisia Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis Group

2007: Germany & Romania Earthquake Vulnerability Models
Client: Willis Group

2007: PAGER Casualties
Prompt Assessment for Global Earthquake Response
Client: US Geological Service (USGS)

2007: MIA-VITA
Client: BRGM

2006: British Council Earthquake Risk Assessment (II)
Earthquake vulnerability assessment of British Council properties worldwide
Client: British Council

2006: Woodford Risk Assessment Feasibility Study
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems

2006: Willis Research Network (WRN) Stage 1
Research on exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards
Client: Willis Group

2006: Disaster Recovery
Development of remote sensing tools for monitoring and evaluating disaster recovery
Client: EPSRC & University of Cambridge

2006: Switzerland Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis Group

2005: Tsunami Housing Evaluation
Evaluation of Indonesian housing proposals for post-disaster reconstruction (Indian Ocean Tsunami)
Client: British Red Cross

2005: Samlesbury Risk Assessment Study
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems

2005: TROBIT Project
Client: CEH

2005: Wellington Casualty Study (Phase II)
Development of earthquake casualty model
Client: Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), New Zealand

2005: Brough Risk Assessment Study
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems

2005: Indian Ocean Tsunami: Eyewitnesses Reports
Client: Cambridge University

2005: Vesuvius Risk Assessment
Client: Dept. of Civil Protection, Govt. of Italy

2004-06: Global Earthquake Vulnerability Estimation System (GEVES)
Client: Partner Re

2004: EXPLORIS Fire Contract
Client: EU

2004: Campi Flegrei
Client: LUPT Naples

2003: Algeria Earthquake Vulnerability Model (I)
Client: Willis Group

2003: Turkey Census Data Analysis
Client: Willis Group

2003: Warton Risk Assessment Study (II)
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems

2003: MISC Imagery
Client: MISC

2003: Seismic Risk Mitigation in Cen…
Client: NORAD

2002: Warton Risk Assessment Study (I)
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems

2002: CABOT Seismic Risk
Client: CABOT/Ove Arup

2001: Remote Sensing for…
Client: University of Cambridge

2001: UK Commercial Windstorm Insurance Risk Assessment
Client: BG

2001: Aerial Imagery Survey, Swechat & Lobau Refineries, Austria
Client: OMV, Austria

2001: Uithoorn Bobb Risk
Client: T&A Radar, Netherlands

2001: Istanbul Earthquake Vulnerability Study
Client: Benfield Greig

2001: TreeRAT
Development of a tree-related subsidence risk assessment tool
Client: Royal & SunAlliance

2001: EXPLORIS (Vesuvius 2)
Client: EU & Cambridge University

2000: Earthquake Damage Manual
Client: SSN

2000: Turkey Building Stock Model
Client: Willis

2000: Inntal Project, Austria (Phase 3)
WW2 Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) risk assessment and zonation study
Client: Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH (BEG)

2000: Volcanic Risks Manual
Client: Osservatorio Vesuviano, Naples

2000: Istanbul Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: D.P.Mann

2000: France Building Stock Model
Client: Benfield Greig

2000: Turkey Earthquake and Flood Reinsurance (TEFER)
Risk study to underpin a new earthquake and flood reinsurance pool for Turkey
Client: Govt. of Turkey & Willis

1999: Turkey Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis

1999: Istanbul Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis

1999: Inntal Project, Austria (Phase 2)
WW2 Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) risk assessment and zonation study
Client: Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH (BEG)

1999: Turkey Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: D.P. Mann

1999: Japan Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Benfield Greig

1999: UXO Risk Assessment for Decommissioned Refineries, Italy
Client: AGIP Petroli

1999: UXO Risk Management System for Trentino, Italy
Client: Istituto Trentino di Cultura (ITC-IRST)

1998: Italy Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Benfield Greig

1998: UXO risk study, Rovereto, Italy
Client: Istituto Trentino di Cultura (ITC-IRST)

Planning recovery and reconstruction after the 2010 Maule earthquake and tsunami in Chile

Platt, S.
In Editor Caldarice O. Urban Resilience for Risk and Adaptation Governance: lessons from the practices. Springer
2017
 

Meta decision-making and the speed and quality of disaster resilience and recovery

Platt, S.
In Eds Elen-Maarja Trell, Britta Restemeyer, Melanie M., Bakema, Bettina van Hoven Governing for Resilience in Vulnerable Places. Routledge
2017
PDF icon Platt Governing for resilience.pdf

 

Factors affecting the speed and quality of post disaster recovery and resilience

Platt, S.
Rupakhety R, Olafsson S, editors. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics in memory of Prof. Ragnar Sigbjörnsson: selected topics. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Enginnering, Springer, Netherlands.
2017
PDF icon Platt Factors affecting recovery.pdf

 

Factors affecting the speed and quality of post disaster recovery and resilience

Platt, S.
CAR Showroom 15 Feb 2017. Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd.
2017
PDF icon Platt CAR Showroom 150217.pdf

 

Speed or deliberation: a comparison of postdisaster recovery in Japan, Turkey, and Chile

Platt, S. and So, E.
Online; forthcoming in print DOI: 10.1111/disa.12219
2016
PDF icon Platt So Speed or deliberation DISA12219.pdf

 

Monitoring and Evaluating Post-Disaster Recovery Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery – Towards Standardised Indicators for Post-Disaster Recovery

Brown, D., Bevington, J., Platt, S., Saito, K., Adams, B., Spence, R., Chuenpagadee, R., Khan, A. and So, E
2015
PDF icon CAR Brown Monitoring recovery standardised indicators.pdf

 

Indicators for Measuring, Monitoring and Evaluating Post-Disaster Recovery

Brown, D., Saito, K., Spence, R., Chenvidyakarn, T., Adams, B., McMillan, A and Platt, S
2015
PDF icon CAR Brown Indicators monitoring post-disaster recovery.pdf

 

Using remote sensing for building damage assessment: The GEOCAN study and validation for the 2011 Christchurch earthquake

Foulser-Piggott, R., Spence, R., Eguchi, R. and King, A.
Earthquake Spectra (in press).
2015
 
 

Behaviour patterns in major disasters

Mahdavian, F., Koyama, M., Platt, S. and Kiyono, J.
2015
PDF icon CAR Mahdavian Behaviour patterns in disaster.pdf

 

Factors affecting survival in tsunami evacuation

Mahdavian, F., Koyama, M., Platt, S. and Kiyono, J.
2015
PDF icon CAR Mahdavian Survival in tsunami evacuation.pdf

 

Measuring resilience and recovery

Platt S., Hughes, M. and Brown, D.
7th International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
2015
PDF icon CAR Platt Measuring resilience.pdf

 

A decision-making model of disaster resilience and recovery

Platt, S.
SECED 2015 Conference: Earthquake Risk and Engineering towards a Resilient World 9-10 July 2015, Cambridge
2015
PDF icon CAR Platt Disaster decision making.pdf

 

Disaster Recovery: principles, tools and case studies

Platt, S.
Springer (forthcoming).
2015
PDF icon CAR Brown Disaster recovery Indicators.pdf

 

Urban planning and recovery

Platt, S.
In: Recovery two years after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami: a return mission report by EEFIT
2015
PDF icon CAR Platt EEFIT Tohoku urban planning.pdf

 

Resilience and recovery – some international comparisons

Platt, S.
2015
PDF icon CAR Platt Resilience and recovery international comparisons.pdf

 

Post earthquake recovery planning: understanding and supporting decision-making using scenario planning

Platt, S., Bevington, J., Verrucci, E., So, E. and Pittore, M.
10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering Frontiers of Earthquake Engineering
2015
PDF icon CAR Platt Post earthquake recovery planning.pdf

 

Thinking Fast Thinking Slow: bridging the gap between research and practice in disaster recovery

Platt, S., Bevington, J., Verrucci, E., So, E. and Pittore, M.
www.carltd.com/downloads
2015
PDF icon CAR Platt Thinking fast thinking slow.pdf

 

A survey of the effect of institutions on disaster outcomes following earthquake

So, E., Spence, R. and Platt, S.
Report to Government Office for Science: Foresight Disasters project.
2015
PDF icon CAR So UK Foresight disasters 2012.pdf

 

Volcanic risk assessment: Quantifying physical vulnerability in the built environment

Jenkins, S., Spence, R., Fonseca, J., Solidumd, R. and Wilson, T.
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 276 (2014) 105–120.
2014
 

Resilience and recovery – some international comparisons, Resilience: Just do it!

Platt, S.
Conference, Groningen, Oct 9 (Keynote paper).
2014
 
Making systems resilient
Platt, S.
Handout at CsaP Policy Workshop on ‘making systems resilient’, Cambridge
2014
PDF icon CAR Platt Measuring resilience.pdf
 
Thinking fast, thinking slow: bridging the gap between research and practice in disaster recovery
Platt, S. and So, E.
Disasters (in review).
2014
 
Speed or deliberation – a comparison of post disaster recovery in Japan and Turkey
Platt, S. and So, E.
Second European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, Aug 25-29.
2014
 
Disaster risk management game
Platt, S. and So, E.
Understanding Risk Forum, London: World Bank, Jul 4.
2014
 
Disaster risk management game
Platt, S. and So, E.
2014
PDF icon CAR Platt Disaster risk management game.pdf
 
Speed or deliberation – a comparison of post- disaster recovery in Japan, Turkey and Chile
Platt, S. and So, E.
2014
PDF icon CAR Platt Speed or Deliberation.pdf
 
Post earthquake recovery planning: understanding and supporting decision-making using scenario planning
Platt, S., Bevington, J., Verrucci, E., So, E. and Pittore, M.
Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Anchorage, July 21-25.
2014
 
The Full-Scale Laboratory: The Practice of Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance Missions and Their Contribution to Earthquake Engineering
Spence, R.
The Third Nicholas Ambraseys Lecture, Bull Earthquake Eng (in press). Also Chapter 1 in the Open Access book ‘‘Perspectives on European Earthquake Engineering andSeismology’’, edited by Professor Atilla Ansal. DOI 10.1007/s10518-015-9751-0
2014

The full text can be found at: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-07118-3.

The International Nacroseismic Scale – extending EMS-98 for global application

Spence, R. and Foulser-Piggott, R.
2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul.
2014
 
Quantifying the Epistemic Uncertainty in Ground Motion Models and Prediction
Foulser-Piggott, R. and Ochieng, W.Y.
Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (under review)
2013
 
Extending EMS-98 for More Convenient Application Outside Europe I: Review of Field Experience Using EMS-98
Foulser-Piggott, R. and Spence, R.
VEESD 2013, Vienna.
2013
 
Extending EMS-98 for More Convenient Application Outside Europe II: Development of the International Macroseismic Scale
Foulser-Piggott, R. and Spence, R.
VEESD 2013, Vienna.
2013
 
The Development of a New International Macroseismic Scale based on EMS-98, 13th Conference of the Seismological Society of America
Foulser-Piggott, R. and Spence, R.
Salt Lake City.
2013
 
The use of remote sensing for building damage assessment following 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake: the GEOCAN study and its validation
Foulser-Piggott, R., Spence, R. and Brown, D.
CAR Report.
2013
PDF icon GEOCAN Christchurch Report.pdf
 
Using Remote Sensing and Crowd- Sourcing for Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment after the 2011 Canterbury Earthquake: Lessons and Future Prospects
Foulser-Piggott, R., Spence, R., Eguchi R. and Saito, K.
New Zealand Journal of Earthquake Engieering (under review).
2013
 
Urban planning and recovery. In: Recovery two years after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami: a return mission report by EEFIT
Platt, S.
London: EEFIT
2013
 
Estimating shaking-induced casualties and building damage for global earthquake events: a proposed modelling approach, Bull Earthquake Eng
So, E. and Spence, R.
11:347–363 DOI 10.1007/s10518-012-9373-8
2013
 
The Use of Macroseismic Intensity as a Basis for Empirical Vulnerability Assessment
Spence, R. and Foulser-Piggott, R.
VEESD 2013, Vienna
2013
 
The use of remotely sensed data and ground survey tools to assess damage and monitor early recovery following the 12.5.2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China
Brown, D., Saito, K., Liu, M., Spence, R., So, E. and Ramage, M.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering June 2012, Volume 10, Issue 3, pp 741-764.
2012
 
Development of a European Building Inventory
Crowley H., Ozcebe S., Spence R., Foulser-Piggott R., Erdik M., Alten K.
15WCEE, Lisbon 2012.
2012
 
The International Macroseismic Scale (IMS): Extending the European Macroseismic Scale for Global Application
Foulser-Piggott R. and Spence, R.
ESC 2012, Moscow.
2012
 
Modular Exposure Disaggregation Methodologies for Catastrophe Modelling using GIS and Remotely-Sensed Data
Foulser-Piggott R., Spence R., Saito K.
European Geoscience Union Conference, Vienna (Poster XY566).
2012
 
The Use of Remote Sensing for Post-earthquake Damage Assessment: Lessons from Recent Events, and Future Prospects
Foulser-Piggott R., Spence R., Saito K., Brown, D.M
15WCEE, Lisbon 2012.
2012
 
A Predictive Model for Arias Intensity at Multiple Sites and Consideration of Spatial Correlations
Foulser-Piggott R., Stafford P.J.
pages 431–451, March 2012.
2012

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eqe.v41.3/issuetoc

Quantifying the Epistemic Uncertainty in Ground-motion Maps
Foulser-Piggott R., Stafford P.J., Ochieng W.Y.
15WCEE, Lisbon 2012.
2012
 
Tsunami damage to coastal defences and buildings in the March 11th 2011 Mw9.0 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami
Fraser, S., Raby, A., Pomonis, A., Goda, K., Chian, S.C., Macabuag, J., Offord, M., Saito, K. and Sammonds, P.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/s10518-012-9348-9.
2012
 
The Merapi 2010 Eruption
Jenkins S., Komorowski J.C., Baxter P., Spence R., Picquout A., Lavigne F., Surono
A new multi-disciplinary impact assessment methodology for studying pyroclastic density current dynamics for the purposes of volcanic risk mitigation. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (Special issue: Merapi eruption), (under review).
2012
 
Modelling Human and Structural Impact and Subsequent Casualty Rescue, Transport and Treatment for an Eruption of La Soufrière, Guadeloupe
Jenkins, S., Spence, R. and Baxter, P.J.
Technical report for ANR project CASAVA, contract number ANR-09-RISK-002.
2012
 
Paroxysmal Dome Explosion During the Merapi 2010 Eruption: Processes and Facies Relationships of Associated High-velocity Pyroclastic Density Currents
Komorowski J-C., Jenkins S., Baxter P.J., Picquout A., Lavigne F., Charbonnier S., Gertisser R., Cholik N., Budi-Santoso A., Surono.
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research Special Issue: Merapi eruption.
2012
 
Institutions and disaster outcomes: successes, weaknesses and significant research needs (WP9), Draft Report to Government Office for Science: Foresight Disasters Project
Platt, S.
25 May.
2012
 
Reconstruction in New Zealand post 2010-11 Christchurch earthquakes
Platt, S.
ReBuilDD: Cambridge University and CAR.
2012
 
Reconstruction in Chile post 2010 earthquake
Platt, S.
ReBuilDD: Cambridge University and CAR.
2012
 
Reconstruction in Chile post earthquake ReBuillDD field trip September 2011
Platt, S.
www.carltd.com/downloads
2012
PDF icon CAR Platt Reconstruction Chile.pdf
 
Reconstruction in New Zealand post 2010-11 Christchurch earthquakes
Platt, S.
www.carltd.com/downloads
2012
PDF icon CAR Platt Reconstruction New Zealand.pdf
 
The European building stock inventory: creating and validating a uniform database for earthquake risk modelling
R. Spence, R. Foulser-Piggott, and A. Pomonis ,H. Crowley P. Guéguen A. Masi . L. Chiauzzi G. Zuccaro F. Cacace C. Zulfikar M. Markus D. Schaefer M. L. Sousa, A. Kappos
2012
 
Estimating Shaking-induced Casualties and Building Damage for Global Earthquakes
So, E and Spence, R.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (to be published).
2012
 
Derivation of Globally Applicable Casualty Rates for Use in Earthquake Loss Estimation Models
So, E. and Pomonis, A.
15th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, September 24-28th, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.
2012
 
An Introduction to the Global Earthquake Consequences Database (GEMECD)
So, E. et al.
15th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, September 24-28th, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.
2012
 
A survey of the effect of institutions on disaster outcomes following earthquake
So, E., Spence, R. and Platt, S.
Report to Government Office for Science: Foresight Disasters project.
2012
PDF icon CAR So UK Foresight disasters 2012.pdf
 
The European Building Stock Inventory: Creating and Validating a Uniform Database for Earthquake Risk Modelling
Spence R., Foulser-Piggott R., Pomonis A., Crowley H., Masi A., Chiauzzi L., Zuccaro G., Cacace F., Zulfikar C., Markus M., Schaefer D., Sousa M.L., Kappos A.
15WCEE, Lisbon 2012.
2012
 
Institutions and Disaster Outcomes: Successes, Weaknesses and Significant Research Needs (WP9)
Tompkins, E.L., Penning‐Rowsell, E, Parker, D., Platt, S., Priest, S., So, E., Spence, R.
Report to Government Office for Science: Foresight Disasters project (28 May ’12).
2012
 
The Haiti earthquake of 12 January– A field report by EEFIT.
Booth, E., Madabhushi, G., and Saito, K.
Downloadable from http://www.istructe.org/knowledge/EEFIT/Documents/field-report-12-jan-2010.pdf
2011
 
Validating assessments of seismic damage made from remote sensing
Booth, E., Saito, K., Spence, R., Madabhushi, G. and Eguchi, R.
Earthquake Spectra Oct 2011, Vol. 27, No. S1 (October 2011) pp. S157-S177.
2011
 
Validating assessments of seismic damage made from remote sensing, Special Issue on the Haiti Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra
Booth, E., Spence, R. J., Saito, K., Madabushi, S.P.G., Eguchi, R., and Gill, S. P. D,
vol 27, issue S1, doi:10.1193/1.3632109
2011
 
The use of remote sensing for assessment of post-earthquake damage and recovery: a study following the 12.5.08 Wenchuan earthquake in China, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
Brown, D. M., Saito, K., Liu, M., Spence, R. J. S., So, E., and Ramage, M. H.,
under review
2011
 
Monitoring and Evaluating Post-Disaster Recovery Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery – Towards Standardised Indicators for Post-Disaster Recovery
Brown, D., Bevington, J., Platt, S., Saito, K., Adams, B. J., Chenvidyakarn, T., Spence, R. J., Chuenpagdee, R., Khan, A., So, E. K. M.,
2011
 
A Comprehensive Analysis of Building Damage in the January 12, 2010 M7 Haiti Earthquake using High Resolution Satellite and Aerial Imagery
Corbane, C., Saito, K., Dell’Oro, L., Eguchi, R., Adams, B., Bjorgo, E., Evans, G., Ghosh, S., Gartley, R., Ghesquiere, F., Gill, S., Kemper, T., Krishnan, R.S.G., Lemoine, G., Piard, B., Senegas, O., Spence, R., Svekla, W. and Toro, J.
Special issue on the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, In press.
2011
 
Ground Motion Characteristics and Shaking Damage of the 11th March 2011 Mw9.0 Tohoku Earthquake
Goda, K., Pomonis, A., Chian, S-C., Offord, M., Saito, K., and Sammonds, P.,
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, under review
2011
 
Volcanic risk: Physical processes and social vulnerabilities
Jenkins, S. and Haynes, K.
In: Wisner, Gaillard and Kelman (Editors), Handbook of Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. Routledge.
2011
 
Catastrophic surge impacts at the Merapi 2010 eruption and lessons for the Lesser Antilles
Jenkins, S., Komorowski, J-C. and Baxter, P.
Soufrire Hills Volcano 15 years on, Montserrat
2011
 
Defining building typology and vulnerability for risk assessment
Jenkins, S., Spence, R. and Baxter, P.J.
Technical report for ANR project CASAVA, contract number ANR-09-RISK-002.
2011
 
Damage data analysis and vulnerability estimation following the August 14, 2003 Lefkada Island, Greece, Earthquake
Karababa, F. and Pomonis, A.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 9, p. 1015-1046.
2011
 
Satellite remote-sensing and field analysis of casualties and damage caused by the 2010 eruption of Merapi volcano, Indonesia
Lavigne, F., Komorowski, J-C., Jenkins, S., Baxter, P., Vidal, C., Mei, E.T.W, Picquout, A., Grancher, D., Brunstein, D. and Choliq, N.
Remote sensing, natural hazards and environmental change, NUS, Singapore.
2011
 
Post-earthquake EEFIT visit to Haiti following the 12th January, 2010, Earthquake
Madabushi, S.P.G., Booth, E., Saito, K.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, under review
2011
 
The Mw 9.0 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 11th March 2011: A field report by EEFIT
Pomonis, A., Saito, K., Fraser, S., Chian, S.C., Goda, K., Macabuag, J., Offord, M., Raby, R. and Sammonds, P.
Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team. The Institution of Structural Engineers, November 2011, 204 pp
2011
 
Assessment of fatalities from the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake of February 22nd 2011
Pomonis, A., So, E. and Cousins, J.
In the Seismological Society of America, 2011 Annual Meeting, 13-15 April, Memphis, USA.
2011
 
The use of Geospatial data for damage mapping and disaster management following the Tohoku earthquake
Saito, K.
Chapter 12 in The Great East Japan earthquake of 11 March 2011 – A Field Report by EEFIT.
2011
 
Mapping urban building stocks for vulnerability assessment – preliminary results
Saito, K. and Spence, R.
International Journal of Digital Earth.
2011

http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tjde20

IT Innovations, Proceedings, Thematic session 2, World Reconstruction Conference
Saito, K., Lemoine, G., Lamy, F., Dell’Oro, L., Brown, D., Soden, R., Gill, S., Ghesquiere, F., and Phillips, E.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Reconstruction (GFDRR). The World Bank and UN ISDR.
2011
 
Tools for identifying hazards. In: Wisner, Gaillard and Kelman (Editors), Handbook of Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Saito, K., Strachan, J., Fewtrell, T., Rosser, N., Jenkins, S., Slingsby, A. and Haynes, K.
Routledge.
2011
 
Introduction pp 1-12, in Spence, R, E. So, C. Scawthorn (editors), Human Casualties in Earthquakes: Progress in Modelling and Mitigation
Spence, R, So, E and Scawthorn, C.
Springer Science.
2011
 
A global earthquake building damage and casualty database. In: Spence, So and Scawthorn (Editors), Human casualties in earthquakes
Spence, R., So, E., Jenkins, S., Coburn, A. and Ruffle, S.
Springer.
2011
 
Human Casualties in Earthquakes: Progress in Modelling and Mitigation
Spence, R., So, E., Scawthorn, C.
Springer Science.
2011
 
Merapi volcano 2010 crisis: a case study for implementing the FP7 MIAVITA European project
Thierry P., Jousset P., Boichu M., Surono, Buongiorno F., Bignami C., Lavigne F., Picquout A., Le Cozanet G., Jenkins S., Berger J., Mei E.
European Geoscience Union General Assembly, Vienna.
2011
 
Archiving and reassessing earthquake impact data, Paper 236
Spence, R.
14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ohrid, Macedonia, August 2010.
2010
 
Monitoring and Evaluating Post-Disaster Recovery Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery – Towards Standardised Indicators for Post-Disaster Recovery
Brown, D., Bevington, J., Platt, S., Saito, K., Adams, B., Spence, R., Chuenpagadee, R., Khan, A. and So, E.
8th International Workshop on Remote Sensing for Disaster Applications, Tokyo, Oct 1.
2010
 
Disaster Recovery Indicators: guidelines for monitoring and evaluation
Brown, D., Platt, S. and Bevington, J.
CURBE, Cambridge University Centre for Risk in the Built Environment, University of Cambridge.
2010
 
Incorporation of the spatial correlation of Arias intensity within Earthquake Loss Estimation
Foulser-Piggott R. and Stafford P.J.
5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, San Diego.
2010
 
Human casualties due to the Vrancea, Romania earthquakes of 1940 and 1977: Learning from past to prepare for future events.
Georgescu, E.S. and Pomonis, A.
Mizunami International Symposium on Earthquake Casualties and Health Consequences 15-16 November 2010, Mizunami, Gifu, Japan.
2010
 
Emergency management in Vrancea (Romania) earthquakes of 1940 and 1977: casualty patterns vs. search and rescue needs.
Georgescu, E.S. and Pomonis, A.
18th Annual Conference of the International Emergency Management Society, 7-10 June 2011, Bucharest, Romania
2010
 
Observations of the explosive Eyjafjallajökull eruption. Cambridge Architectural Research technical report.
Jenkins, S.
http://www.carltd.com/downloads/Iceland%20eruption.pdf.
2010
 
Consequences of volcanic activity and associated risk management on human health and activity during eruption crises.
Jenkins, S. and Baxter, P.
Technical report D1a for project SPeeD.
2010
 
Estimating the vulnerability of buildings and occupants to volcanic ash fall.
Jenkins, S., Baxter, P. and Spence, R.
Cities on Volcanoes 6, Tenerife.
2010
 
Forecasting impacts from long-duration ash emissions
Jenkins, S., Baxter, P. and Spence, R.
Cities on Volcanoes 6, Tenerife.
2010
 
Fire potential following pyroclastic flow in the Vesuvius area.
Jenkins, S., Baxter, P., Spence, R., Purser, D. and Brown, A.
Technical report D1b for project SPeeD.
2010
 
Merapi eruption 2010: damage assessment field reports I and II
Jenkins, S., Komorowski, J-C., Baxter, P., Berger, J. and Damby, D.
Technical reports for EU FP7-ENV project MIA-VITA, contract number 211393 and ANR project CASAVA, contract number ANR-09-RISK-002.
2010
 
Studies on casualties under collapsed reinforced concrete and other buildings in Greece.
Pomonis, A.
Mizunami International Symposium on Earthquake Casualties and Health Consequences 15-16 November 2010, Mizunami, Gifu, Japan.
2010
 
Indicators for monitoring and evaluating recovery using remote sensing.
Saito, K, Spence, R and others.
8th International conference on remote sensing for post-disaster response, Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
2010
 
Haiti earthquake damage assessment using Pictometry.
Saito, K., Spence, R. J.8th International conference on remote sensing for post-disaster response. Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology.

2010

Introduction
The CAR Risk Group has over the years built up a prestigious and international client base, working on projects in five continents. Private sector clients range from reinsurance companies, reinsurance brokers and primary insurers to transnational corporations in the petrochemical, aerospace and transport infrastructure sectors. Public sector clients include national, regional and local governments, as well as international organisations such as the European Commission, World Bank, OECD, and the United Nations.

Selected Private Sector Clients

Reinsurers, reinsurance brokers and primary insurers
PartnerRe Ltd, Bermuda
Aspen Re
Guy Carpenter
Willis Group
Benfield Greig
D.P. Mann
Royal & Sun Alliance
Halifax
NAM, Netherlands

Risk management companies
Risk Management Solutions (RMS)
CARtograph Ltd
Image CAT, USA
T&A Radar, Netherlands

Petrochemical, transport & engineering
BAE Systems
Arup
Agip Petroli, Italy
CGR, Italy
OMV, Austria
Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH, Austria

Selected Public Sector Clients

Research institutions
Willis Research Network (WRN)
EPSRC
University of Cambridge
University of Naples, Italy
University of Groningen, Netherlands
Istituto Trentino di Cultura (ITC-IRST), Italy
The Coburn Foundation

UK Government agencies
Government Office for Science
Department of Health
Department for Energy, Transport and Regions (DETR)
Department for International Development (DfiD)
British Council

Overseas Government agencies
Department of Civil Protection, Govt. of Italy
Osservatorio Vesuviano, Govt. of Italy
Provincia Autonoma di Trento (PAT), Italy
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Govt. of New Zealand
IPGP, Govt. of France
US Geological Service (USGS), Govt. of USA

International organisations
European Union
OECD
UN Habitat
UNDP
GEM (Global Earthquake Model)

NGOs
British Red Cross