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Social Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards
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The article was published on 2010-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1006 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social vulnerability & Vulnerability.read more
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The implications and limitations of commercial supply chain management process models and frameworks for disaster relief
TL;DR: In this paper, an exploratory analysis of the disaster relief processes (DRPs) of public sector disaster mandated agencies (PSDMAs) using an appropriate and suitable commercial SCM process model or framework as a lens of analysis was conducted.
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Desastres naturais no brasil e no mundo: uma análise holística com ênfase nos impactos dos eventos hidrológicos e meteorológicos/natural disasters in brazil and over the world: an analysis emphasizing hydrological and meteorological events
Andreilcy Alvino-Borba,Paula Marianela Guerra,Lídia Aparecida Gomes Moreira,Helenice Maria Sacht,José António de Almeida,Herlander Mata-Lima +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed bibliographic review of works published in journals and reports of international organizations and research centers, on the interpretation of trends in disaster statistics and on inter-regional and inter-annual comparison of the situation of disasters in terms of frequency of occurrence, severity (human victims and material damage) and preventive instruments.
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A place-based model for understanding community resilience to natural disasters
Susan L. Cutter,Lindsey Barnes,Melissa Berry,Christopher G. Burton,Elijah Evans,Eric Tate,Jennifer J. Webb +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the disaster resilience of place (DROP) model is proposed to improve comparative assessments of disaster resilience at the local or community level, and a candidate set of variables for implementing the model are also presented as a first step towards its implementation.
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Disaster Resilience Indicators for Benchmarking Baseline Conditions
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a methodology and a set of indicators for measuring baseline characteristics of communities that foster resilience by establishing baseline conditions, it becomes possible to monitor changes in resilience over time in particular places and to compare one place to another.
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A Social Vulnerability Index for Disaster Management
TL;DR: In this article, the development of a social vulnerability index (SVI) from 15 census variables at the census tract level for use in emergency management is described, and the potential value of the SVI by exploring the impact of Hurricane Katrina on local populations.
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Mapping community determinants of heat vulnerability.
Colleen E. Reid,Marie S. O'Neill,Carina J. Gronlund,Shannon J. Brines,Daniel G. Brown,Ana V. Diez-Roux,Jennifer Schwartz +6 more
TL;DR: The evidence that heat waves can result in both increased deaths and illness is substantial, and concern over this issue is rising because of climate change as discussed by the authors, and adverse health impacts from h...
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A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a Coastal City Flood Vulnerability Index (CCFVI) based on exposure, susceptibility and resilience to coastal flooding, which is applied to nine cities around the world, each with different kinds of exposure.