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Articles | Volume 29, issue 14
Articles | Volume 29, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3297-2025
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28 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 28 Jul 2025

Impact Webs: a novel conceptual modelling approach for characterising and assessing complex risks

Edward Sparkes, Davide Cotti, Angel Valdiviezo Ajila, Saskia E. Werners, and Michael Hagenlocher

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Impact Webs are a conceptual risk modelling tool designed to better understand and characterise complex risks. Understanding the complexity of risks is a key step in reducing and managing disaster risks. This paper outlines the rationale for Impact Webs and the steps for their co-creation and use. Impact Webs allow for an in-depth analysis while accounting for interactions within the systems in which they exist. They can be used to provide guidance for risk management options.
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