f Low-cost geoinformatic approaches to assess coastal hazards

Currently about 60% ofthe world's population live within 100km to the coast. There is a significant tendency for migration towards the coast, accompanied by a strong global urbanisation trend. The highest rates of population growth until 2050 are expected in "developing" countries. Many of those do not have the data or the financial, technological and expert-knowledge sources for complicated, time consuming and expensive disaster risk assessments.