Construction of an integrated social vulnerability index in urban areas prone to flash flooding

Aroca-Jimenez, Estefania; Bodoque, Jose Maria; Garcia, Juan Antonio; Diez-Herrero, Andres

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1541-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1541-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1541-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 9

Research article

|

15 Sep 2017

Research article |

| 15 Sep 2017

Construction of an integrated social vulnerability index in urban areas prone to flash flooding

Estefania Aroca-Jimenez, Jose Maria Bodoque, Juan Antonio Garcia, and Andres Diez-Herrero

Data sets

The data on population and housing INE http://www.ine.es

Unemployment rates SEPE http://www.sepe.es

Information related to health centers REGCESS http://regcess.msssi.es

The data on hospital beds and tourist accommodation Sistema de Información Estadística http://www.jcyl.es/sie

Information related to education infrastructures Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte https://www.educacion.gob.es/centros

The data on retirement homes SAAD http://www.dependencia.imserso.es

The data on municipal debts, fixed investments and municipal budgets Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte http://www.minhafp.gob.es

Information related to per capita income INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS FISCALES http://www.ief.es

The data on buildings Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte https://www.sedecatastro.gob.es

Short summary

Flash flooding is the leading cause of weather-related deaths. Therefore, a comprehensive assessment of the social risk component is necessary. Integrated social vulnerability can incorporate spatial distribution and contribution and the combined effect of exposure, sensitivity and resilience, and it can be expressed as the integrated social vulnerability index (ISVI). ISVI makes it possible to design tailor-made strategies for flood risk management, thereby increasing the efficiency of plans.