The interaction between natural hazards and the socio-economic environment implies
multidisciplinary assessments that aim to integrate the physical and the socio-economic …

This paper presents the methodology that has been used to create the 2011 Area
Classification for Output Areas (2011 OAC). This extends a lineage of widely used public …

In the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR), there exists a proliferation of research into
different ways to measure, represent, and ultimately quantify a population's differential social …

It is thought that 70% of beaches worldwide are experiencing erosion (Bird in Coastline
changes: a global review, Wiley, Hoboken, 1985), and as global sea levels are rising and …

Geodemographic classifications are categorical measures representing salient
multidimensional population and built environment attributes of small areas. The UK Output …

Detailed spatial representation of socioeconomic exposure and the related vulnerability to
natural hazards has the potential to improve the quality and reliability of risk assessment …

Composite indices are used to assess and prioritize mitigation and adaptation strategies for
addressing the impacts of global environmental change. We evaluate different aggregation …

Social vulnerability is an element of disaster risk theory and reduction, a tool to understand
and improve risk mitigation. The paper focusses on social vulnerability to multi-hazards …

In contrast to area-based deprivation measures, commercial datasets remain infrequently
used in health research and policy. Experian collates numerous commercial and …

Geodemographics conventionally refers to the classification of geographical areas based on
the socioeconomic characteristics of their residents. In this paper, we develop the novel …