Literature on natural risks typically examines either biophysical process characteristics or
human pre‐or post‐disaster activities. This paper takes a somewhat different track; first, it …

The recent trend of shifting focus from hazard centric drivers of vulnerability towards the
social and economic drivers of vulnerability has led to a number of conceptual frameworks …

This study analyzed the vulnerability to flooding in Port Harcourt metropolis, Nigeria, by
creating vulnerability indices and comparing these indices across the 13 zones that make up …

Community and infrastructure resilience against natural and man-made hazards is
paramount for the well-being of modern societies. To adapt to the fast-changing world …

This study provides an integrated approach using geographical information system (GIS)
based on a multi-criteria approach (MCDA) to assess coastal vulnerability, resulting from …

This paper presents a new method for quantifying vulnerability to natural hazards in China.
As an important area of vulnerability research, quantitative assessment of vulnerability has …

The analysis of vulnerability of socio-ecological systems to threats of different types such as
extreme climate events or change in land use draws attention to the factors and processes …

Clarification on what is meant by 'vulnerability'continues as an unresolved problem in a
world of inter-connected research fields dealing with natural hazards and of policy-makers …

This paper aims to assess the vulnerability at regional level, the model and the proposed
indicators being explicitly intended for an essentially rural region, in this case–Tutova Hills …

Ecological risk assessment is a new study field that applies theories and methods of
ecology, geography, environmental science and traditional risk assessment. Its objective is …