Development and application of a methodology for vulnerability assessment of climate change in coastal cities

Yoo, Gayoung; Hwang, Jooho; Choi, Choongik

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.04.001

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“…The research on ecological vulnerability involves financial systems (Benjamin et al 2013;Zou et al 2013), disaster systems (Fuchs et al 2012;Lashkari and Bannayan 2012), climate changes (Moreno and Becken 2009;Yoo et al 2011), and watershed ecological systems (Ippolito et al 2010;Shao et al 2014;Wan et al 2014). The concept of a vulnerable ecological environment was developed from the study of ecotones, and it has been defined by multiple researchers from different disciplines.…”

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Methods and applications for ecological vulnerability evaluation in a hyper-arid oasis: a case study of the Turpan Oasis, China

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The Turpan Oasis is a typical fragile environment that lies in an arid region of eastern Xinjiang and is affected by natural conditions and human activities. The severity of the land degradation and desertification in this area is increasing; therefore, ecological vulnerability evaluations are important for environmental management of the region. In this study, theories and methods of evaluating ecological vulnerability and the typical characteristics of ecological vulnerability were summarized. By combining the environmental characteristics of the research area and the driving factors of ecological vulnerability, a multilayer vulnerability evaluation index system was built, and a pressure-state-response model was established to evaluate the ecological vulnerability. GIS and remote sensing technologies were applied to extract each index and create a spatial distribution map of vulnerability. The results showed that the vulnerability index values ranged from 3.08 to 6.59, with an average value of 5.19. Regions with moderate vulnerability accounted for 81.85 % of the total area, whereas regions with light and serious vulnerability accounted for 4.19 and 13.95 % of the total area, respectively. Thus, more than 80 % of the area had moderate vulnerability, and nearly 14 % of the area had serious vulnerability. The degree of vulnerability increased from east to west, and the ecological vulnerability in the inner oasis was significantly lower than that in the outer oasis. The key factors for ecological restoration and reconstruction are to control desertification and to ensure ecological water use to the greatest extent.

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Methods and applications for ecological vulnerability evaluation in a hyper-arid oasis: a case study of the Turpan Oasis, China

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“…The parameters associated with parameters of livelihood assets presented in [7] are necessary to suitably clarify the effective responses of socio-ecological resilience of the target communities. However, the adaptive capacity presented in this paper is slightly different from the vulnerability study of [20] in a coastal city which did not consider the characteristics of local people. In the study area, the sub-districts have unequal values of the indicators on adaptive capacity indicating that sub-districts with less values of each indicator are more susceptible to sea-level rise when it happens than the sub-districts with high values of each indicator.…”

Section: Capacity Of Fishing Communities To Alleviate the Impacts Of mentioning

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Vulnerability of Fishing Communities from Sea-Level Change: A Study of Laemsing District in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand

Panpeng

Ahmad

2017

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Continuous increases in global mean sea level is affecting coastal communities worldwide. In Thailand, the rising sea level exacerbates the vulnerability of coastal communities to changes in geographic conditions seriously affecting communities with low adaptive capacity and mostly dependent on natural resources. This paper identifies the potential vulnerability of coastal fishing communities which are prone to severe sea-level rises, like in the case of Laemsing District in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. Climate simulation, Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing techniques were applied to quantify potential sea-level change (exposure), inundated areas and affected households (sensitivity). Adaptive capacity was analyzed in terms of social, human, institutional, economic, and natural conditions. Based on A1F1 (the worst case of future greenhouse gas emissions) and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies model EH (GISS-EH) best estimate for 2050, relative sea-level increase from 2000 would be 0.50 m, resulting in a loss of about 87.77 km 2 of land and inundation of 2060 households. Opinions on alleviating vulnerability suggested that each condition of vulnerability is associated with two stages of development, urgent and medium. Laemsing District can face the serious effects of seawater inundation in the future. The results of this paper could be appropriately used as a reference for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development policies and raising the awareness of stakeholders on how to cope with sea-level change and its impacts.

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“…Many case studies describe how the projected sea-level rise and climate change due to human emissions of greenhouse gas would affect a particular area in the selected region (e.g. Chemane et al, 1997;Zeidler, 1997;Dolan and Walker, 2006;Hay and Mimura, 2006;Harvey and Woodroffe, 2008;Hwang et al, 2009;Yoo et al, 2011).…”

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“…Hughes, 2011;Hay and Mimura, 2006), coastal urban cities (e.g. Zeidler, 1997;Yoo et al, 2011) and coastal tourism (e.g. Nicholls and Klein 2005;Manuel-Navarrete et al, 2011) are also regarded as sensitive units.…”

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Vulnerability Indicators of Adaptation to Climate Change and Policy Implications for Investment Projects

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Sanchez-Aragon³

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Development and application of a methodology for vulnerability assessment of climate change in coastal cities

Cited by 66 publications

References 11 publications

Methods and applications for ecological vulnerability evaluation in a hyper-arid oasis: a case study of the Turpan Oasis, China

Methods and applications for ecological vulnerability evaluation in a hyper-arid oasis: a case study of the Turpan Oasis, China

Vulnerability of Fishing Communities from Sea-Level Change: A Study of Laemsing District in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand

Vulnerability Indicators of Adaptation to Climate Change and Policy Implications for Investment Projects

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