Social Vulnerability Assessment to Flood in Medina Gounass Dakar

Sané, Ousmane Diouf; Gaye, Amadou Thierno; Diakhaté, Moussa; Aziadekey, M.

doi:10.4236/jgis.2015.74033

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“…It has been reported that in the last decade, urban floods have impacted most parts of the world including the USA, Europe, Asia, and Africa [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Flooding occurs in the least developed nations as well as in the most developed countries [13].…”

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Assessment of Social Vulnerability to Flood in Urban Côte d’Ivoire Using the MOVE Framework

Kablan

Dongo

Coulibaly

2017

Water

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Abstract:Coupled with poor urban development, the increasing urban population of many Sub-Saharan African countries is subject to recurrent severe flooding episodes. In response to these flood events, while the focus is often put on slums and precarious urban settings, the social implications of these floods affect a variety of social classes. Presenting a case study of Cocody, a district of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, known to have the country's highest number of flood-impacted people, this paper evaluates the social vulnerability of urban Côte d'Ivoire to flooding using the MOVE framework. The MOVE framework (Method for the Improvement of Vulnerability Assessment in Europe) has successfully been used in European contexts to assess social vulnerability of urban areas to geo-environmental disasters such floods. It helped assess the major factors involved in the social vulnerability to urban flooding and to have a good appreciation of the spatial distribution of areas that are vulnerable to urban flood. By taking this framework to the local context, relevant indicators were developed and GIS applications were used to assess spatially the relative social vulnerability of Cocody sub-districts to urban flooding. The results revealed that many sub-districts of Cocody are highly vulnerable to urban floods. Exposure and susceptibility are components that are found to have high influence on vulnerability to flood hazard in the district of Cocody. Their respective indicators need to be addressed properly in order to increase residents' resilience to urban flooding. The MOVE theoretical framework can be applied in Africa by contextualizing the vulnerability by using local indicators.

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Assessment of Social Vulnerability to Flood in Urban Côte d’Ivoire Using the MOVE Framework

Kablan

Dongo

Coulibaly

2017

Water

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“…It analyzes the physical, technical, environmental, social, cultural, and institutional vulnerability to a specific hazard and considers countermeasures for improving social and economic resilience. It is a framework of a multidimensional, comprehensive, systematic vulnerability assessment [45][46][47]. It has been reported that the social vulnerability of a group depends on its degree of exposure, sensitivity, and capability to respond to dangerous situations [17,26,47].…”

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“…Currently, it is widely used in various evaluation studies based on indicators to calculate the total value of a certain evaluation item. For many studies, the value of the evaluation item is calculated using the following formula [17,45]:…”

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Spatial Analysis of Social Vulnerability to Floods Based on the MOVE Framework and Information Entropy Method: Case Study of Katsushika Ward, Tokyo

Lianxiao

Morimoto

2019

Sustainability

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Tokyo is located in a lowland area that is vulnerable to flooding. Due to global climate change, the scalability and frequency of flooding is increasing. On the other hand, population aging and family structural changes, as well as the lack of adaptation measures, would accelerate flooding vulnerability. The key factors involved in social vulnerability must be studied to reduce the risk of flooding. In this study, we refer to the MOVE framework (a disaster vulnerability assessment framework) and analyze it from three perspectives: Exposure to social vulnerability, susceptibility, and resilience. We subsequently develop an index system to complete the evaluation using 11 indicators. The collected data will help reveal social vulnerability to floods in the Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, using the information entropy method and GIS. We found that the western region of the Katsushika Ward is at more risk than the eastern region during flooding. Additionally, the possibility of a serious crisis erupting is greater in the southwestern region than in the northwestern region. Consequently, we conclude that the spatial distribution of flooding varies in the region. The results of this study will help in understanding social vulnerability, in selecting and combining adaptation measures suited to the characteristics of the area, and in the effective and efficient implementation of these measures by the local government’s disaster department.

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“…Generally, vulnerability is defined as the potential for loss when a disaster has occurred (Sané et al, 2015). Flood vulnerability assessment has been studied in several developed countries, yet, in Malaysia, there is limited knowledge of vulnerability in a natural disaster.…”

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Spatial Flood Vulnerability Assessment in Peninsular Malaysia using Data Envelopment Analysis (Dea)

Saharizan

Zahid

Husin

2018

JTMB

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Flood has caused an enormous negative impact on the environment and the population safety in Malaysia. Many areas are found to be vulnerable to flood due to heavy rainfall during monsoon seasons. However, not many studies were done to identify how vulnerable the prone areas are affected. This study focused on developing flood vulnerability measurement in Peninsular Malaysian states. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was applied on a set of secondary data consisting of several input and output variables across 11 years from 2004 to 2014. The flood vulnerability index for each dimension was computed based on three aspects of flood vulnerability dimensions, i.e. the Population Vulnerability, the Social Vulnerability and the Biophysical Vulnerability. The result showed that Johor was the most vulnerable state among all the states in Peninsular Malaysia in terms of the Population Vulnerability. Meanwhile, Kelantan was the most vulnerable state in the Social Vulnerability and Kedah was the most vulnerable state in the Biophysical Vulnerability. The assessment of flood vulnerability can provide multi-information that may well contribute to a deeper understanding of flood disaster scenario in Malaysia.

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Social Vulnerability Assessment to Flood in Medina Gounass Dakar

Cited by 16 publications

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Assessment of Social Vulnerability to Flood in Urban Côte d’Ivoire Using the MOVE Framework

Assessment of Social Vulnerability to Flood in Urban Côte d’Ivoire Using the MOVE Framework

Spatial Analysis of Social Vulnerability to Floods Based on the MOVE Framework and Information Entropy Method: Case Study of Katsushika Ward, Tokyo

Spatial Flood Vulnerability Assessment in Peninsular Malaysia using Data Envelopment Analysis (Dea)

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