# Case Studies **URL:** https://community.riskscape.org.nz/c/case-studies/7.md [Latest](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/tags.md) --- ## [About the Case Studies category](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/about-the-case-studies-category/40)
**Author:** [@riskscape-dev](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/riskscape-dev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 February 2022 20:53 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/about-the-case-studies-category/40 "2022-02-13T20:53:05Z")
Have you used RiskScape to carry out some research? Is the work published or publicly available? This is a place where you can share this work with the community. Please create a new topic, give us a description of the… --- ## [Auckland Land Use Planning Case Studies](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/auckland-land-use-planning-case-studies/177)
**Author:** [@EBretherton](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/EBretherton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 August 2024 03:24 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/auckland-land-use-planning-case-studies/177 "2024-08-09T03:24:33Z")
Due to ongoing natural hazard risks and climate change here in Aotearoa, residential/urban housing, commercial, industrial and primary production land require scalable processes and frameworks to support effective and ef… --- ## [RiskScape use in swell inundation impact forecasting](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-use-in-swell-inundation-impact-forecasting/148)
**Author:** [@paulikr](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/paulikr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 September 2023 20:42 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-use-in-swell-inundation-impact-forecasting/148 "2023-09-25T20:42:15Z")
RiskScape engine was successfully implemented by Laura Cagigal and the University of Cantabria team within a metamodel suite for swell impact forecasting in Samoa. Lauras work was presented at the 37th Conference on Coas… --- ## [Social vulnerability indicators project](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/social-vulnerability-indicators-project/120)
**Author:** [@paulikr](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/paulikr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 March 2023 20:52 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/social-vulnerability-indicators-project/120 "2023-03-08T20:52:59Z")
In October 2019, a research project to develop a set of social vulnerability indicators for flooding in New Zealand was completed. These social vulnerability indicators mostly used data from the 2013 Census. On this pag… --- ## [Cost benefits of Westport flood scheme tipped to top $200m](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/cost-benefits-of-westport-flood-scheme-tipped-to-top-200m/119)
**Author:** [@paulikr](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/paulikr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 March 2023 20:47 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/cost-benefits-of-westport-flood-scheme-tipped-to-top-200m/119 "2023-03-08T20:47:13Z")
The proposed $26 million Westport flood scheme will not provide uniform flood protection across the town, a report says. Niwa’s report concluded that under what is referred to as an ARI100 / RCP6 flooding scenario, abou… --- ## [RiskScape being used to model landslide impacts and risk from Cyclone Gabrielle](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-being-used-to-model-landslide-impacts-and-risk-from-cyclone-gabrielle/116)
**Author:** [@riskscape-dev](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/riskscape-dev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2023 20:34 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-being-used-to-model-landslide-impacts-and-risk-from-cyclone-gabrielle/116 "2023-02-16T20:34:29Z")
The north island of New Zealand has been hit twice in succession by extreme weather events. First heavy rain in late January resulted in widespread flooding, and then Cyclone Gabrielle struck over the 12 to 14 of Februa… --- ## [Small university project case study of La Réunion](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/small-university-project-case-study-of-la-reunion/89)
**Author:** [@george](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/george)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [30 May 2022 01:29 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/small-university-project-case-study-of-la-reunion/89 "2022-05-30T01:29:15Z")
Hello/Kia ora/Bonjour, Just thought I’d add a quick appreciation post of RiskScape! A friend and I used RiskScape as part of a paper on natural catastrophe modelling for our Masters in Environmental Policy (Sciences Po… --- ## [Tsunami damage and post-event disruption assessment of road and electricity infrastructure](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/tsunami-damage-and-post-event-disruption-assessment-of-road-and-electricity-infrastructure/80)
**Author:** [@paulikr](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/paulikr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 March 2022 19:32 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/tsunami-damage-and-post-event-disruption-assessment-of-road-and-electricity-infrastructure/80 "2022-03-29T19:32:18Z")
A recent study by led by University of Canterbury researchers proposes and tests a framework (consisting of hazard, exposure, vulnerability and impacts) for tsunami impact assessment of critical infrastructure. In collab… --- ## [Reconstructing the 26 June 1917 Samoa Tsunami Disaster](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/reconstructing-the-26-june-1917-samoa-tsunami-disaster/79)
**Author:** [@paulikr](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/paulikr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2022 08:20 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/reconstructing-the-26-june-1917-samoa-tsunami-disaster/79 "2022-03-28T08:20:38Z")
A reconstruction of the 26 June 1917 Samoa Tsunami has revealed significant population and building exposure to tsunami impacts should a similar event occur in future. A collaboration between University of Portsmouth, Mi… --- ## [RiskScape: A flexible multi-hazard risk modelling engine](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-a-flexible-multi-hazard-risk-modelling-engine/44)
**Author:** [@paulikr](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/paulikr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 February 2022 08:00 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-a-flexible-multi-hazard-risk-modelling-engine/44 "2022-02-17T08:00:54Z")
A manuscript describing RiskScape software is now In Review with the journal Natural Hazards as part of a special issue entitled Multimodal Characterization of Built and Natural Environments for Multi-Risk Assessment. F… --- ## [RiskScape underpins new Earthquake Commission loss modelling platform](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-underpins-new-earthquake-commission-loss-modelling-platform/43)
**Author:** [@RichardWoods](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/RichardWoods)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2022 22:58 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-underpins-new-earthquake-commission-loss-modelling-platform/43 "2022-02-16T22:58:30Z")
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) is now using RiskScape to model damage and losses from natural hazard events. Loss modelling helps EQC understand the impact of a disaster by providing realistic estimates of likely damag… --- ## [RiskScape used to model land use policy options in Queenstown](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-used-to-model-land-use-policy-options-in-queenstown/42)
**Author:** [@RichardWoods](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/RichardWoods)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2022 22:47 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-used-to-model-land-use-policy-options-in-queenstown/42 "2022-02-16T22:47:51Z")
RiskScape has been used to provide loss estimates for future urban growth decision-making in Queenstown, New Zealand. Several debris flow and rockfall scenarios were used to estimate the potential damage and losses for …