The concept of vulnerability is well established in the climate change literature,
underpinning significant research effort. The ability of vulnerability research to capture the …

This study systematically identifies, characterizes, and critically evaluates community-level
climate change vulnerability assessments published over the last 25 years (n= 274). We find …

Vulnerability is a central concept in climate change research as well as in a number of other
research contexts. However, the term is conceptualized in many different ways by the …

The term 'vulnerability'is used in many different ways by various scholarly communities. The
resulting disagreement about the appropriate definition of vulnerability is a frequent cause …

Assessing vulnerability is an important component of human dimensions of climate change
(HDCC) research. Vulnerability assessments identify and characterize who and what are …

Purpose–The concept of vulnerability in climate change literature is underpinned by
numerous theoretical contributions across different disciplines leading to disparate …

The varied effects of recent extreme weather events around the world exemplify the uneven
impacts of climate change on populations, even within relatively small geographic regions …

In this article, we discuss how two interpretations of vulnerability in the climate change
literature are manifestations of different discourses and framings of the climate change …

As the emphasis in climate change research, international negotiations, and developing‐
country activities has shifted from mitigation to adaptation, vulnerability has emerged as a …

The effects of climate change are expected to be more severe for some segments of society
than others because of geographic location, the degree of association with climate-sensitive …