Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1541-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1541-2017
Research article
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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

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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.
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