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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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Pengaruh Perubahan Iklim Terhadap Bencana Hidrometeorologi di Kecamatan Cisarua - Kabupaten Bogor
TL;DR: In this paper , the effect of climate change on hydrometeorological disasters in Cisarua District, Bogor Regency, Indonesia, was investigated using a qualitative methodology.
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Planning for Equitable Climate Relocation: Gaps in Knowledge and a Proposal for Future Directions
TL;DR: This article reviewed existing evidence about three phases of a tripartite process of equitable relocation in the United States: buyouts, relocation, and use of vacated land, each with potential to benefit or harm residents and communities.
Developing Adaptation Strategy against Earthquake beneath Tokyo Metropolitan in a Context of Future Demographic Transition
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a scenario where a group of people are divided into three groups, and each group is divided into two groups, each of which has a leader.
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Vulnerability Degree Assessment of Red Tide Disaster Based on High-Resolution RS Images and GIS
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed a high-resolution RS images and GIS-based method to calculate and analyze the spatial distribution of the red tide disaster receptors vulnerability degree, and a Dongtou waters is taken as testing area to verify the above method, and the experiment results are satisfying.
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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.