Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-179-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-179-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
Research article
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24 Jan 2024
Research article |  | 24 Jan 2024

Identifying vulnerable populations in urban society: a case study in a flood-prone district of Wuhan, China

Jia Xu, Makoto Takahashi, and Weifu Li

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Through the development of micro-individual social vulnerability indicators and cluster analysis, this study assessed the level of social vulnerability of 599 residents from 11 communities in the Hongshan District of Wuhan. The findings reveal three levels of social vulnerability: high, medium, and low. Quantitative assessments offer specific comparisons between distinct units, and the results indicate that different types of communities have significant differences in social vulnerability.
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