Case study catalogue

Our case study catalogue offers an empirical perspective on disaster recovery on a global scale.

More than 100 case studies, mainly occurring in the last 30 years, are currently logged. These disaster studies vary in size, in geography and the income levels of the communities impacted. Each case study includes data on the quality and speed of the recovery process, both social and economic, as well as the source and efficacy of capital funding.

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ID↑	Disaster Name	Disaster Subtype	Country	Year	Economic Loss ($ 2019)

1	Bangladesh Floods	Riverine Flood	Bangladesh	2004	2,200,000
2	Hurricane Sandy	Extratropical Cyclone	United States	2012	50,000,000
3	Hurricane Katrina	Tropical Cyclone	United States	2005	125,000,000
4	India-Pakistan Floods	Riverine Flood	India	2014	7,000,000
5	Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)	Tropical Cyclone	Philippines	2013	10,000,000
6	Typhoon Damrey (Ramil)	Tropical Cyclone	Vietnam	2017	1,000,000
7	Germany Floods	Riverine Flood	Germany	2013	12,900,000
8	UK Floods	Riverine Flood	United Kingdom	2007	4,000,000
9	Typhoon Tokage (Siony)	Tropical Cyclone	Japan	2004	2,300,000
10	China Floods	Riverine Flood	China	2010	18,171,000
11	Hurricane Mitch	Tropical Cyclone	Honduras	1998	3,800,000
12	Hurricane Frances	Tropical Cyclone	Bahamas, The	2004	1,000,000
13	Hurricane Ivan	Tropical Cyclone	Jamaica	2004	595,000
14	Northridge Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	United States	1994	30,000,000
15	Bam Earthquake	Earthquake	Iran, Islamic Rep.	2003	500,000
16	Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami	Earthquake	Thailand	2004	30,000,000
17	Kashmir Earthquake	Earthquake	Pakistan	2005	5,200,000
18	Sichuan Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	China	2008	130,000,000
19	L'Aquila Earthquake	Earthquake	Italy	2009	11,600,000
20	Maule Earthquake	Earthquake	Chile	2010	30,000,000
21	Christchurch Earthquake	Earthquake	New Zealand	2011	15,000,000
22	Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami	Earthquake	Japan	2011	210,000,000
23	Van Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Turkey	2011	1,500,000
24	Gorkha Earthquake	Earthquake	Nepal	2015	5,174,000
25	Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake	Earthquake	Japan	1995	100,000,000
26	Haiti Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Haiti	2010	8,000,000
27	Mentawai Earthquake and Tsunami	Earthquake & Tsunami	Indonesia	2010	3,482
28	China Floods	Riverine Flood	China	1931	1,400,000
29	Ohio River Flood	Riverine Flood	United States	1937	1,516,000
30	China Floods	Riverine Flood	China	1939	1,400,000
31	Guatemala Floods	Riverine Flood	Guatemala	1949	15,000
32	North Kyushu Flood	Riverine Flood	Japan	1953	1,991,000
33	North Sea Flood	Coastal Flood	Netherlands	1953	300,000
34	Iran Summer Floods	Flash Flood	Iran, Islamic Rep.	1954	0
35	Rubi Flood	Flash Flood	Spain	1962	80,000
36	Vajont Dam Landslide	Riverine Flood	Italy	1963	2,000,000
37	Jordan Flood	Flash Flood	Jordan	1966	1,400
38	Lisbon Flood	Flash Flood	Portugal	1967	3,000
39	Seoul Kyonggi Flood	Riverine Flood	Korea, Rep.	1972	72,800
40	Bangladesh Floods and Famine	Riverine Flood	Bangladesh	1974	579,200
41	Rio Flood	Riverine Flood	Brazil	1988	935,000
42	Malawi Floods	Flash Flood	Malawi	1991	24,000
43	Midwest Great Flood	Riverine Flood	United States	1993	12,000,000
44	North Korea Floods and Famine	Riverine Flood	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	1995	15,000,000
45	Vargas Landslides	Flash Flood	Venezuela, RB	1999	3,160,000
46	Queensland Floods	Riverine Flood	Australia	2010	7,300,000
47	Central European Floods	Riverine Flood	Poland	2010	3,080,000
48	Rio de Janeiro Floods	Riverine Flood	Brazil	2011	1,000,000
49	Thailand Floods	Riverine Flood	Thailand	2011	45,000,000
50	North India Floods	Riverine Flood	India	2013	1,100,000
51	Philippines Floods	Riverine Flood	Philippines	2013	2,190,000
52	Great Hong Kong Typhoon	Tropical Cyclone	China	1937	0
53	Chennai (Madras) Flood	Riverine Flood	India	1943	0
54	Typhoon Cecil (Rubing)	Tropical Cyclone	Vietnam	1985	65,000
55	Typhoon Nina (Bebeng)	Tropical Cyclone	China	1975	1,200,000
56	Andhra Pradesh Cyclone (Devi Taluk)	Tropical Cyclone	India	1977	498,535
57	Hurricane Hugo	Tropical Cyclone	United States	1989	7,000,000
58	Storm Daria	Extratropical Cyclone	United Kingdom	1990	3,400,000
59	Typhoon Mireille (Rosing)	Tropical Cyclone	Japan	1991	10,000,000
60	Bangladesh Cyclone	Tropical Cyclone	Bangladesh	1991	1,780,000
61	Hurricane Andrew	Tropical Cyclone	United States	1992	26,500,000
62	Tropical Storm Bret	Tropical Cyclone	Venezuela, RB	1993	25,000
63	Cyclones Lothar and Martin	Tropical Cyclone	France	1999	8,000,000
64	Hurricane Floyd	Tropical Cyclone	United States	1999	7,000,000
65	Typhoon Bart (Oniang)	Tropical Cyclone	Japan	1999	5,000,000
66	Cyclone Anatol	Tropical Cyclone	Denmark	1999	3,000,000
67	Hurricane Jeanne	Tropical Cyclone	Haiti	2004	50,000
68	Cyclone Nargis	Tropical Cyclone	Myanmar	2008	12,900,000
69	Cyclone Klaus	Tropical Cyclone	Spain	2009	1,900,000
70	Typhoon Morakot (Kiko)	Tropical Cyclone	Taiwan, China	2009	3,300,000
71	Cyclone Xynthia	Tropical Cyclone	France	2010	4,230,000
72	Ecuador–Colombia Earthquake	Earthquake	Ecuador	1906	3,000
73	Messina Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Italy	1908	116,000
74	Haiyuan Earthquake	Earthquake	China	1920	1,490,000
75	Vallenar Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Chile	1922	25,000
76	Great Kantō Earthquake	Earthquake	Japan	1923	600,000
77	Ashgabat Earthquake	Earthquake	Turkmenistan	1948	25,000
78	Assam–Tibet Earthquake	Earthquake	India	1950	0
79	Kamchatka Earthquakes	Earthquake & Tsunami	Russian Federation	1952	1,000
80	Valdivia Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Chile	1960	550,000
81	Alaska Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	United States	1964	1,020,000
82	Ancash Earthquake	Earthquake	Peru	1970	530,000
83	Tangshan Earthquake	Earthquake	China	1976	5,600,000
84	Irpinia Earthquake	Earthquake	Italy	1980	20,000,000
85	Armenian Earthquake	Earthquake	Armenia	1988	14,000,000
86	Manjil–Rudbar Earthquake	Earthquake	Iran, Islamic Rep.	1990	8,000,000
87	Jiji Earthquake	Earthquake	Taiwan, China	1999	14,100,000
88	Boumerdès Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Algeria	2003	5,000,000
89	Nias–Simeulue Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Indonesia	2005	0
90	Sumatra Earthquake	Earthquake	Indonesia	2007	500,000
91	Sanriku Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Japan	1933	25,000
92	Amorgos Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Greece	1956	0
93	Moro Gulf Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Philippines	1976	134,000
94	Tumaco Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Colombia	1979	8,000
95	Nicaragua Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Nicaragua	1992	25,000
96	Hokkaidō Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Japan	1993	1,000,000
97	Papua New Guinea Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Papua New Guinea	1998	50,000
98	Southern Peru Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Peru	2001	300,000
99	Pangandaran Earthquake and Tsunami	Earthquake & Tsunami	Indonesia	2006	55,000
100	Solomon Islands Earthquake	Earthquake & Tsunami	Solomon Islands	2007	100,000
101	Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami	Earthquake & Tsunami	Samoa	2009	124,040
102	Bhola Cyclone	Tropical Cyclone	Bangladesh	1970	86,400

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Case study catalogue

Our case study catalogue offers an empirical perspective on disaster recovery on a global scale.

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Explore the research

Case study map

Database analysis