The vulnerability-led approach examines the underlying socio-economic and institutional factors,and,to a lesser extent,political and cultural factors,that determine how people respond to and cope with natural events.In many regions of the world the threat of natural events such as volcanic eruptions,...
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Gencer, E.A. (2013). Natural Disasters, Urban Vulnerability, and Risk Management: A Theoretical Overview. In: The Interplay between Urban Development, Vulnerability, and Risk Management. SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace(), vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https:/...
Natural Disasters, Urban Vulnerability, and Risk Management: A Theoretical Overview In his foreword to "Living with Risk," the United Nations' Secretary General, Kofi Annan raised awareness to human-induced conditions that increase vulnerability to natural disasters. Rapid urbanization and land degradatio...
Provides a framework of theory and methodology designed to help researchers and practitioners understand the phenomenon of vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters and to climate change Contains case studies that illustrate how to apply the methodology in different ways to diverse hazards in varied...
In his foreword to “Living with Risk,” the United Nations’ Secretary General, Kofi Annan raised awareness to human-induced conditions that increase vulnerability to natural disasters. Rapid urbanization and land degradation, globalization and socio-economic poverty, global warming and climate change ...
Objective: To understand the experience of vulnerability and the social impact of natural disasters produced by the "El Nio Costero" phenomenon in the daily lives of families. Methods: Qualitative and interpretive study based on the theoretical framework of Michel Maffesoli's comprehensive and quotid...
“natural” disasters can be very large at the local level, even if they are negligible at the country level: Consequently, the exclusive focus on the national level prevents a proper assessment of the disaster and its impact on the local economy, rendering the country-level analysis almost ...
In quantitative risk assessment, risk is expressed as a function of hazard, elements at risk exposed, and vulnerability. Vulnerability is defined as the ex... RSWFS Totschnig - 《Natural Hazards》 被引量: 0发表: 2011年 Assessment of social vulnerability to natural disasters: a comparative stud...
Natural disastersAssessment methodsFactor analysisStandardizationTwo techniques were also utilized in aggregating social vulnerability indicators: (1) a deductive approach using standardization techniques such as scores or linear scaling (Wu et al. in Clim Res 22:255–270, ;...