This paper describes the concepts of poverty and vulnerability as well as the interconnections and differences between … them using an interdisciplinary approach. While poverty is a static concept, vulnerability has a forward-looking dimension …. We, therefore, review the methodologies that different disciplines use to measure poverty and vulnerability. In …

-up areas develop in and on the unstable slopes. Landslide hazard information serves one of the many components in an integrated … development planning study. A study on spatial vulnerability assessment is carried out for the part of Nilgiris district in the … stations, that are potential threat under the very high to severe landslide hazard areas were identified. These are the …

We investigate the accuracy of ex ante assessments of vulnerability to income poverty using cross-sectional data and … panel data. We use long-term panel data from Germany and apply different regression models, based on household covariates …. Estimates based on cross-sectional data are much less accurate than those based on panel data, but for Germany, the accuracy of …

energy-performance of buildings with financial data on mortgages for Germany and identifies two risk drivers - a carbon price …" portfolio compared to a "green" portfolio. Taking climate policy into account in risk management and strategy can reduce the … transition risk and open up new lending opportunities. Financial regulation can promote such behaviour. …

Research on risk communication relates basic risk perception studies to the formulation of policies, the currently … evolving legislation dealing with hazards, the key issues of public involvement, the risk and environmental management. Risk … communication is a relatively new field based on a sociological approach. The discipline comes from risk perception studies …

Research on risk communication relates basic risk perception studies to the formulation of policies, the currently … evolving legislation dealing with hazards, the key issues of public involvement, the risk and environmental management. Risk … communication is a relatively new field based on a sociological approach. The discipline comes from risk perception studies …