Review article: The spatial dimension in the assessment of urban socio-economic vulnerability related to geohazards

Contreras Mojica, Diana, Chamorro, Alondra and Wilkinson, Sean 2020. Review article: The spatial dimension in the assessment of urban socio-economic vulnerability related to geohazards. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 20 (6) , pp. 1663-1687. 10.5194/nhess-20-1663-2020

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Abstract

Society and economy are only two of the dimensions of vulnerability. This paper aims to elucidate the state of the art of data sources, spatial variables, indicators, methods, indexes and tools for the spatial assessment of socio-economic vulnerability (SEV) related to geohazards. This review was first conducted in December 2018 and re-run in March 2020 for the period between 2010 and 2020. The gross number of articles reviewed was 27, from which we identified 18 relevant references using a revised search query and six relevant references identified using the initial query, giving a total sample of 24 references. The most common source of data remains population censuses. The most recurrent spatial variable used for the assessment of SEV is households without basic services, while critical facilities are the most frequent spatial category. Traditional methods have been combined with more innovative and complex methods to select and weight spatial indicators and develop indices. The Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI®) remains the benchmark for the assessment of SEV and a reference for its spatial assessment. Geographic information systems (GIS) is the most common tool for conducting a spatial assessment of SEV regarding geohazards. For future spatial assessments of SEV regarding geohazards, we recommend considering 3-D spatial indexes at the microscale at the urban level and involving the community in the assessments.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Additional Information:	This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Publisher:	European Geosciences Union
ISSN:	1684-9981
Funders:	grant no. ANID/FONDAP/15110017 and grant no. 1181754/FONDECYT/ANID
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 July 2021
Date of Acceptance:	27 April 2020
Last Modified:	11 May 2023 02:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/142966

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