Assessment of provincial social vulnerability to natural disasters in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 2165-2186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Zhou ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
Wenxiang Wu ◽  
Jidong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Social Vulnerability

scholarly journals Social Vulnerability, Gender and Disasters. The Case of Haiti in 2010

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mar Llorente-Marrón ◽  
Montserrat Díaz-Fernández ◽  
Paz Méndez-Rodríguez ◽  
Rosario González Arias
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
International Development ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Research Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

The study of vulnerability constitutes a central axis in research work on sustainability. Social vulnerability (SV) analyzes differences in human capacity to prepare, respond and recover from the impact of a natural hazard. Although disasters threaten all the people who suffer from them, they do not affect all members of society in the same way. Social and economic inequalities make certain groups more vulnerable. Factors such as age, sex, social class and ethnic identity increase vulnerability to a natural disaster. Ten years after the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, this work deepens the relationship between natural disasters, SV and gender, exploring the unequal distribution of the SV in the face of a seismic risk. The source of statistical information has been obtained from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), developed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Multicriteria decision techniques (TOPSIS) and the differences in differences (DID) technique are used to analyze variations in gender inequality in SV as a result of the catastrophic event. The results obtained reinforce the idea of the negative impact of the disaster on the SV. Additionally, an intensification of the negative effects is observed when the household is headed by a woman, increasing the gap in SV between households headed by women and the rest of the households. The conclusions obtained show additional evidence of the negative effects caused by natural disasters on women, and important implications for disaster risk management are derived that should not be ignored.

scholarly journals Sense of community and psychological well-being in populations in situations of social vulnerability due to natural disasters

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-240
Author(s):  
Dino Isaac Estrada-Flores ◽  
Maria Inés Chumpitaz-Peralta ◽  
Brigitte Milena Cossio-Castillo ◽  
Michel Yordan Machacuay De la Cruz ◽  
Susana Isabel Ore-Flores
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being

Examining the Potential Impacts of Social Vulnerability on Damage Levels in Areas Affected by Hurricane Harvey

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Peng Liew ◽  
Nathan Eidem
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Spatial Error ◽  
Damage Level ◽  
Inundation Depth

Abstract To our knowledge, this is one of the pioneering studies that examined the associations between changes in different dimensions of social vulnerability from 2000 to 2016 on damage levels resulting from Hurricane Harvey. The empirical work was based on data obtained from the FEMA Modeled Building Damage Assessments Harvey 20170829 and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP). Results from linear mixed effects modeling and the spatial error and CAR models suggested that damage level was determined by certain aspects of social vulnerability; the level of damage increased with inundation depth, population aging, and the proportion of minority population. Efforts to promote resilience in natural disasters should focus on individuals living in areas characterized by increases in population aging and minority population. Results also revealed that certain processes associated with economic growth and urban development might affect an area’s resilience and susceptibility to natural disasters and the processes associated with disaster response and mitigation.

Social vulnerability: An emergency managers’ planning tool

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garrett Dolan, PhD ◽  
Dmitry Messen, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
The United States ◽  
Planning Tool ◽  
Hazard Management ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge ◽  
Insight Into

The frequency of natural disasters in the United States is increasing.1 Since 1953, there has been an average of 35 Federal Emergency Management Agency declared disasters per year.2 However, more concerning is that the number of declarations has more than doubled over the last 5 years for an average of 73 per year. Although it is true that natural disasters affect everyone regardless of their respective health and/or wealth, it is also true that not everyone will experience the event in the same way. Those who can adapt to changing situations are more likely to overcome adversity. This article explains social vulnerability as an emerging concept in natural hazard management and demonstrates its utility as a tool for planning and preparing for emergencies within the Houston-Galveston hurricane storm surge evacuation zones. Practitioners will gain insight into the characteristics that make individuals vulnerable while providing a basis for determining how to plan for their needs.

scholarly journals The Social Vulnerability of Older People to Natural Disasters: An Integrative Review

2018 ◽  
pp. 5-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Daddoust ◽  
HamidReza Khankeh ◽  
Abbas Ebadi ◽  
Robab Sahaf ◽  
Maryam Nakhaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
The Social
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