This concept of vulnerability implies a measure of risk associated with the physical, social and economic aspects and implications resulting from the system's ability to cope with the resulting event. Concepts of resilience take two broad forms, namely (1) Hard resilience : the direct strength of...
But the value of the concept of vulnerability is in danger of becoming less meaningful because it is removed from the political and economic processes that generate some vulnerabilities. On the other hand, there are some types of disasters that are relatively "innocent", in the sense that ...
According to Dr. Ambrose, "The problem with the whole concept of vulnerable plaque is it's very difficult at the present time to know what exactly is a vulnerable plaque." Certainly there are vulnerable plaque characteristics that can be determined pathologically and perhaps angiographically. "But...
The terms 'vulnerable' and 'vulnerability' are used more and more frequently in the areas of both social science research into and prevention of HIV/AIDS, but certain difficulties arise when it comes to applying this concept to actual situations at the heart of which individuals or groups are ...
Vulnerability mapping The concept of vulnerability is widely applied in climate change research (Patt et al.2009), but it is framed in contrasting ways (Füssel2010b; Preston et al.2011) and its definition has been subject to refinement over time (e.g., Lavell et al.2012). The most rece...
Finally, questions of equity and justice. Public health measures aimed at containing an infectious disease outbreak should take into account to what degree the measures are disproportionately affecting certain groups of the population. This is where the concept of vulnerability comes in and where it ...
The concept of vulnerability is increasingly used in the fields of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, as well as socioeconomic studies.
Households in coastal communities thus are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of ongoing marine resource degradation. The concept of vulnerability is multi-faceted and has undergone several changes over time [28]. For this article, vulnerability is understood as “the degree to which a system is...
The concept of vulnerability differs in various disciplines. Adger [60] and Paul [61] provide comprehensive surveys of this literature. The estimated results, including all other control variables, are reported in Appendix C of the Online (Additional file 1). Tables C.1, C.2., and C.3 rep...
Vulnerability 1. Introduction Vulnerability has been defined as the degree to which a system, or part of a system, may react adversely during the occurrence of a hazardous event [1]. The concept implies a measure of risk associated with the physical, social and economic aspects and implications...