Vulnerability is a principal concept widely applied in disaster risk management and related
studies to understand disaster risks. Vulnerability is understood as having various meanings …

Despite indicators-based assessment models for flood vulnerability being a well-established
methodology, a specific set of indicators that are universally or widely accepted has not …

Background: During a major earthquake, escape attempts or collapsed buildings can result
in injury, disability, and even death for victims. The aim of this study is to examine the …

Mapping individual and combined hazard potential within a city is key to understanding how
urban populations may disproportionately exposed to hazards at different times of the year …

The Philippines is one of the countries in Asia known to be vulnerable to the severe effects
of fire disasters as the country loses a considerable amount worth of damages due to fire …

This study examined how land cover change, topographic, and socioeconomic factors affect
flood damage in the Seoul metropolitan area of South Korea that has experienced rapid …

Bangladesh is one of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries. The appraisal of
household vulnerability and capacity to adapt under climate change is therefore crucial for …

Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve operational processes by utilizing faster computational
capabilities, data, and innovative algorithms. This article reviews the latest research on the …

This paper investigates social vulnerability to floods at the municipality level on Java. First,
we selected a set of social vulnerability indicators and aggregated into two indices; the …

Disaster vulnerability is closely related to property damage and human losses, and high
levels of vulnerability to disaster can lead to greater damage or longer recovery time. Many …