Assessing socio-economic vulnerability to climate change: a city-level index-based approach

Malakar, Krishna; Mishra, Trupti

doi:10.1080/17565529.2016.1154449

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“…A region with advanced socio-economic status, and thus more efficient coping mechanisms in place, is generally less vulnerable to disasters 32 . Indicators of social and economic status often include percentage of vulnerable population such as the youth and the elderly, per capita income, extent of access to public amenities, and other socio-economic variables 33,34 . To this end, an index-based vulnerability assessment is a practical tool that helps comparing and ranking areas in terms of their vulnerability 16,35,36 .…”

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A Place-based Assessment of Flash Flood Hazard and Vulnerability in the Contiguous United States

Khajehei

Ahmadalipour

Shao

et al. 2020

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Flash flood is among the most catastrophic natural hazards which causes disruption in the environment and societies. Flash flood is mainly initiated by intense rainfall, and due to its rapid onset (within six hours of rainfall), taking action for effective response is challenging. Building resilience to flash floods require understanding of the socio-economic characteristics of the societies and their vulnerability to these extreme events. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of socio-economic vulnerability to flash floods and investigates the main characteristics of flash flood hazard, i.e. frequency, duration, severity, and magnitude. A socio-economic vulnerability index is developed at the county level across the Contiguous United States (CONUS). For this purpose, an ensemble of social and economic variables from the US Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis were analyzed. Then, the coincidence of socioeconomic vulnerability and flash flood hazard were investigated to identify the critical and non-critical regions. Results show that the southwest U.S. experienced severe flash flooding with high magnitude, whereas the Northern Great Plains experience lower severity and frequency. Critical counties (highvulnerable-hotspot) are mostly located in the southern and southwestern parts of the U.S. The majority of counties in the Northern Great Plains indicate a non-critical status.

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A Place-based Assessment of Flash Flood Hazard and Vulnerability in the Contiguous United States

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Ahmadalipour

Shao

et al. 2020

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“…Indexbased vulnerability analysis helps in explicit vulnerability assessment by integrating various indicators manifesting different vulnerability scenarios. Scholars have widely used these indices as effective policy tools (Kelkar, Balachandra, & Gurtoo, 2011;Malakar & Mishra, 2017). Vulnerability assessment in a hazardaffected region depends on its social and economic conditions (Malakar & Mishra, 2017).…”

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“…Scholars have widely used these indices as effective policy tools (Kelkar, Balachandra, & Gurtoo, 2011;Malakar & Mishra, 2017). Vulnerability assessment in a hazardaffected region depends on its social and economic conditions (Malakar & Mishra, 2017). Such an assessment is very essential for determining the degree of suffering of the relied population and economic structure due to disasters.…”

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Assessing socio-economic vulnerability to climate change-induced disasters: evidence from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India

Sahana

Rehman

Paul

et al. 2019

Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes

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Indian Sundarban Biosphere Reserve (SBR), a fragile ecosystem, is susceptible to frequent cyclones, floods, and storm surge. The study impeccably analyzed the socioeconomic vulnerability in SBR using pragmatic approach. Average storm surge height, slope amount, flood inundation, drainage proximity, and drainage density were used for assessing exposure while sensitivity and adaptation were examined from the data derived through a comprehensive field survey of 570 households in SBR. The revelation of the study manifested very high vulnerability in Basanti, Gosaba, Kultali, Namkhana, and Patharpratima blocks and high vulnerability in Kakdwip, Sagar, and Hingalganj blocks of SBR. Constant exposure to cyclones and storm surges, frivolous infrastructural setup, impoverish social structure, and lamentation of losses are major barriers to overall socioeconomic upliftment of communities. Consolidated infrastructural setup, proper early warning system, disaster monitoring centres, better transport connectivity within remote islands, better livelihood opportunities, education, and awareness may help in improving the socioeconomic conditions of the communities. Pragmatic approach assisted in the cogent understanding of climate change impacts and indicated adaptive and mitigation measures to improve coastal society in SBR. Thus, the approach has proven to be effective for analyzing the impact of climate change-induced hazards on socioeconomic condition on the communities in coastal areas.

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“…Urbanized areas are not only major drivers of climate change (CC), but are simultaneously hot spots of CC impact, and many of the world's agglomerations are located in areas highly exposed to multiple hazards (Akbari, Konopacki, & Pomerantz, 1999;Haigh & Amaratunga, 2012). CC impacts on urban systems may cause the stagnation of the state or entire country (Malakar & Mishra, 2017). Climate change has major economic consequences in the form of reduction in labour productivity, disruption of transport systems and significant losses in energy production and its supply chains (Confalonieri et al, 2007).…”

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Climate projections and downscaling techniques: a discussion for impact studies in urban systems

Šmíd

Costa

2017

International Journal of Urban Sciences

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Urban systems are not only major drivers of climate change but also the impact hotspots. In the context of the planet currently undergoing a process of greenhouse warming, and simultaneously predominantly urban based ever continuing population growth, our agglomerations became vulnerable to chain reactions triggered by climate related hazards. Hence, the reliable and cost-effective assessment of future impact is of high importance. While the climate community has invested significant effort to provide downscaling techniques yielding localized information on future climate extreme behaviours, these methods do not remain widely exploited in the process of urban planning. In this work, we discuss the underlying reasons and main challenges of the applicability of downscaling procedures in the real process of urban planning. This paper attempts to help bridge the gap between the communities of urban planners and climatology. In the beginning, we summarize the rationale for such cooperation, supporting the argument that the scale represents an important linkage between urbanistic and climate science in the process of designing an urban space. Secondly, we introduce the main families of downscaling techniques and their application on climate projections, also providing the references to profound studies in the field. Thirdly, special attention is given to previous works focused on the utilization of downscaled ensembles of climate simulations in urban agglomerations. Finally, we identify three major challenges of the wider utilization of climate projections and downscaling techniques, namely: (i) the scale mismatch between data needs and data availability, (ii) the terminology, and (iii) the IT bottleneck. The practical implications of these issues are discussed in the context of urban studies.

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Assessing socio-economic vulnerability to climate change: a city-level index-based approach

Cited by 38 publications

References 13 publications

A Place-based Assessment of Flash Flood Hazard and Vulnerability in the Contiguous United States

A Place-based Assessment of Flash Flood Hazard and Vulnerability in the Contiguous United States

Assessing socio-economic vulnerability to climate change-induced disasters: evidence from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India

Climate projections and downscaling techniques: a discussion for impact studies in urban systems

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