Analyzing the Relationships Between Hazard Vulnerability Science and Disaster Management Policy and Practice: A Case Study of Atlantic Hurricanes
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2016
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Alexander, David Jean-Paul
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Vulnerability indices have been used extensively in disaster management, and the social vulnerability index (SoVI) has been regarded as the most popular despite its appropriateness and performance not being validated conceptually and empirically.
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Geographic information science and geodesy, Public policy, Land use planning, Disaster response and recovery, Emergency management, Geoinformation science, Hazard vulnerability science, Social vulnerability and indicators, Vulnerability analysis