paper identifies challenges to quality and acceptance and is based on a case study of a social vulnerability index of river …The main purpose of this paper is to document the challenges within spatial risk and vulnerability assessments in order … spatial vulnerability assessments. Some of these challenges are obvious while others, such as the stigmatisation of ‘the …

Indicator and index-building activities have become commonplace for assessing and estimating social, environmental, and … this gap by focusing on (1) a preliminary conceptualization of displacement risk; (2) a set of related indicators and … measures at various scales, including indicators tapping policy capacity and commitment; and (3) development of an operational …

within the selected social and industrial vulnerability indicators. The hierarchical indicator system has been implemented in …The focus of this study is on multi-dimensional vulnerability of regions to indirect disaster losses. An integrated … indicator framework has been developed which captures the multi-layered vulnerability drivers in industrial production systems …

The goal of this paper is to show, in practice, how to define and use indicators to provide and communicate information … for policy-making and decision-making to reduce environmental, social, and economic vulnerability and increase … application of actions locally to move from blaming 'climatic uncertainty' to 'plan' possible impacts, 'adapt' to adverse …

: "exposure"and "vulnerability", consisting of "susceptibility","coping capacity" and "adaptive capacity". Relevant indicators … effects (loss of profits, loss of the budget, etc.). A database of chosen indicators based on satellite images, maps … without proper strengthening of protective infrastructure. Vulnerability assessment for municipal societies of Krasnodar …

This paper presents the development of the Coastal Community Social Vulnerability Index (CCSVI) in order to quantify … the social vulnerability of hurricane-prone areas under various scenarios of climate change. The 2004–2005 Atlantic …-induced surge to create a comprehensive index that considers the effects of a changing climate. The main contributing factors of …

, this study asks what is the relationship between informal housing, social vulnerability, and environmental hazards in the …