Full text available as:PDF - Univ. of Twente only407 KbOfficial URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00105-1AbstractFor">http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00105-1AbstractFor</a> the management of urban disaster risk, periodic updating of building and lifeline geo- databases is crucial, particularly in developing countries where urbanisation rates are very high.