Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK SCIENCE
Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages 220-232Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13753-019-0213-1
Keywords
Disaster risk; Indicator selection; Social vulnerability index; Validation criteria; Vulnerability indicators
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While social vulnerability assessments (SVA) use spatial indicators and indices that have become state of the art, they also receive substantial critique. This article analyzes, by means of a literature review of 63 articles, if and in which aspects such an indicator approach is regarded as useful by scientific studies. The findings indicate a need for more research on the validation and justification of indicators. This article supports the conceptual development of SVA by adding to reflection about advancements and applications, but also shortcomings. The main advancement area discussed is validation and the demand for establishing benchmark criteria for vulnerability. Based on this, longitudinal monitoring of vulnerability and validation studies are conceivable based on existing SVA, but these efforts demand more conceptual development.
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