Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages 470-486Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.09.013
Keywords
Social vulnerability; Flood; Case studies; Indicators
Funding
- U.S. National Science Foundation [1333190]
- Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn
- Directorate For Engineering [1333190] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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A leading challenge in measuring social vulnerability to hazards is for output metrics to better reflect the context in which vulnerability occurs. Through a meta-analysis of 67 flood disaster case studies (19972013), this paper profiles the leading drivers of social vulnerability to floods. The results identify demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and health as the leading empirical drivers of social vulnerability to damaging flood events. However, risk perception and coping capacity also featured prominently in the case studies, yet these factors tend to be poorly reflected in many social vulnerability indicators. The influence of social vulnerability drivers varied considerably by disaster stage and national setting, highlighting the importance of context in understanding social vulnerability precursors, processes, and outcomes. To help tailor quantitative indicators of social vulnerability to flood contexts, the article concludes with recommendations concerning temporal context, measurability, and indicator interrelationships. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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