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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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Vulnerabilidad socioeconómica, cambio climático e incremento del nivel del mar en Tuxpan, Veracruz
TL;DR: In this article, a multidisciplinary methodology consisted of locating, territorially quantifying the vulnerable groups that are currently within the danger zone and the second consisted of qualifying, through fieldwork, the specificities of the same.
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A generalized natural hazard risk modelling framework for infrastructure failure cascades
TL;DR: In this article , the authors developed an open-source modelling framework which integrates a network-based interdependent infrastructure system model into the globally consistent and spatially explicit natural hazard risk assessment platform CLIMADA.
Healthcare Facility Location: A Breast Cancer Alliance Case Study
TL;DR: The analysis suggests that Los Angeles, CA is the best option given the criteria used and several factors that BCA and its Board of Directors should take into consideration before making a decision to relocate to a new city are suggested.
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Public perception of communities towards flood vulnerability and resilience in Bayelsa state, Nigeria
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the public perception of flood vulnerability and resilience among communities in Bayelsa State, Nigeria and concluded that public opinions were germane to understand the level of impact of flood and it was suggested that regular flood assessment should be encouraged and the communities with high and moderate vulnerability to flood should be provided with adequate preparedness in case of any flood disaster in the future.
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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.