Abstract

After a review of the risk concept within the present society framework, as well as the technology knowledge and public perception, that concept is applied to valleys with dams. It is also presented the main concepts related to risk management, valley vulnerability and computational systems developped in Portugal by a NATO research project. The benefits obtained by this project are referred specially in what concerns the civil protection level and the valley safety procedures.

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