Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
143, P. 109316 - 109316
Published: Aug. 22, 2022
There
are
few
studies
on
the
social
vulnerability
of
small
towns
in
landslide
disaster
areas.
The
occurrence
geological
disasters
will
directly
threaten
local
socioeconomic
growth,
it
is
particularly
important
to
identify
vulnerable
areas
and
populations
by
using
index
system.
Eleven
after
Wenchuan
earthquake
were
taken
as
examples,
based
863
questionnaires
statistical
data,
this
study
established
a
new
comprehensive
evaluation
system
areas,
conducted
quantitative
improved
TOPSIS
(Technique
for
Order
Preference
Similarity
an
Ideal
Solution)
model,
was
adopted
compare,
classify
rank
levels
townships.
empirical
results
indicate
that
showed
characteristics
regional
heterogeneity,
most
high
or
medium
level
vulnerability.
Only
Yingxiu
low
vulnerability,
Shuimo
presented
highest
score
eleven
towns,
inter-group
difference
between
these
two
0.286.
Risk
perception
factor
affecting
involving
awareness,
cognitive
approach,
community
publicity.
Additionally,
structure
another
key
scores
top
three
with
including
prevention
facilities,
residents'
income,
infrastructure
accessibility.
can
evaluate
scientifically
be
used
urban
management
development
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 28, 2025
Climate
change
is
exacerbating
flood
risks
globally.
In
the
U.S.,
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
(FEMA)
Flood
Insurance
Rate
Maps
(FIRMs)
delineate
areas
at
high
risk
(i.e.,
100-year
floodplains),
however,
FIRMs
are
incomplete
and
outdated.
We
utilize
estimates
from
advanced
modeling
sociodemographic
data
census
tract
level
to
examine
inequities
in
federally-overlooked
flooding
across
conterminous
United
States
(CONUS).
Using
multivariable
statistics
that
account
for
clustering
non-normality,
we
analyze
by
type
(coastal,
pluvial,
fluvial)
along
urban-rural
continuum.
Results
indicate
26
million
CONUS
residents
live
floodplains.
Lower
income
associated
with
elevated
of
all
types
find
inconsistent
relationships
neighborhood
racial/ethnic
composition,
yet
increased
Black
composition
greater
pluvial
metropolitan
areas,
where
47%
population
resides.
suburban
rural
contexts,
higher
Hispanic/Latinx
fluvial
flooding.
The
large
scale
have
major
public
policy,
planning
environmental
justice
implications
demand
resilience
interventions.
Frontiers in Water,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
3
Published: Dec. 7, 2021
Disaster
recovery
spending
for
major
flood
events
in
the
United
States
is
at
an
all-time
high.
Yet
research
examining
equity
disaster
assistance
increasingly
shows
that
funding
underserves
vulnerable
populations.
Based
on
a
review
of
academic
and
grey
literature,
this
article
synthesizes
empirical
knowledge
population
disparities
access
to
outcomes
during
recovery.
The
results
identify
renters,
low-income
households,
racial
ethnic
minorities
as
populations
most
face
barriers
accessing
federal
experience
adverse
outcomes.
analysis
explores
drivers
these
inequities
concludes
with
focus
performance
programs
addressing
unmet
needs,
recognition
intersectional
social
vulnerabilities
analysis,
gaps
data
availability
transparency.
Environmental Research Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
17(9), P. 094007 - 094007
Published: Aug. 5, 2022
Abstract
To
address
future
environmental
change
and
consequent
social
vulnerability,
a
better
understanding
of
population
(FPOP)
dynamics
is
critical.
In
this
regard,
notable
progress
has
been
made
in
producing
FPOP
projections
that
are
consistent
with
the
Shared
Socioeconomic
Pathways
(SSPs)
at
low
resolutions
for
globe
high
specific
regions.
Building
on
existing
endeavors,
here
we
contribute
new
set
1
km
SSP-consistent
global
(FPOP
short
dataset)
under
machine
learning
framework.
Our
approach
incorporates
recently
available
built-up
land
dataset
Coupled
Model
Intercomparison
Project
6,
aim
to
misestimation
underlying
datasets
projections.
We
show
overall
accuracy
our
outperforms
five
multiple
scales
especially
densely-populated
areas
(e.g.
cities
towns).
Followingly,
FPOP-based
assessments
suggest
similar
trend
by
density
spatial
Matthew
effect
regional
centralization.
Furthermore,
estimates
heat
exposure
around
300
billion
person-days
2020
four
SSP-Representative
Concentration
Pathway
(RCPs),
which
2100
could
increase
as
516
SSP5-RCP4.5
1626
SSP3-RCP8.5—with
Asia
Africa
contributing
64%–68%
21%–25%,
respectively.
While
results
shed
lights
proactive
policy
interventions
addressing
hazard,
will
enable
future-oriented
wide
range
hazards,
e.g.
hurricanes,
droughts,
flooding.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
143, P. 109316 - 109316
Published: Aug. 22, 2022
There
are
few
studies
on
the
social
vulnerability
of
small
towns
in
landslide
disaster
areas.
The
occurrence
geological
disasters
will
directly
threaten
local
socioeconomic
growth,
it
is
particularly
important
to
identify
vulnerable
areas
and
populations
by
using
index
system.
Eleven
after
Wenchuan
earthquake
were
taken
as
examples,
based
863
questionnaires
statistical
data,
this
study
established
a
new
comprehensive
evaluation
system
areas,
conducted
quantitative
improved
TOPSIS
(Technique
for
Order
Preference
Similarity
an
Ideal
Solution)
model,
was
adopted
compare,
classify
rank
levels
townships.
empirical
results
indicate
that
showed
characteristics
regional
heterogeneity,
most
high
or
medium
level
vulnerability.
Only
Yingxiu
low
vulnerability,
Shuimo
presented
highest
score
eleven
towns,
inter-group
difference
between
these
two
0.286.
Risk
perception
factor
affecting
involving
awareness,
cognitive
approach,
community
publicity.
Additionally,
structure
another
key
scores
top
three
with
including
prevention
facilities,
residents'
income,
infrastructure
accessibility.
can
evaluate
scientifically
be
used
urban
management
development
