Analyzing the Relationships Between Hazard Vulnerability Science and Disaster Management Policy and Practice: A Case Study of Atlantic Hurricanes

Wong, David WAlexander, David Jean-Paul2017-01-292017-01-292016https://hdl.handle.net/1920/10586Vulnerability 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.297 pagesenCopyright 2016 David Jean-Paul AlexanderGeographic information science and geodesyPublic policyLand use planningDisaster response and recoveryEmergency managementGeoinformation scienceHazard vulnerability scienceSocial vulnerability and indicatorsVulnerability analysisAnalyzing the Relationships Between Hazard Vulnerability Science and Disaster Management Policy and Practice: A Case Study of Atlantic HurricanesDissertation