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An impact-chain-based exploration of multi-hazard vulnerability dynamics: the multi-hazard of floods and the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
Andra-Cosmina Albulescu
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Center for Risk Studies, Spatial Modelling, Terrestrial and Coastal System Dynamics, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, 030018, Romania
Faculty of Geography and Geology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Iași, 700506, Romania
Iuliana Armaș
Center for Risk Studies, Spatial Modelling, Terrestrial and Coastal System Dynamics, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, 030018, Romania
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It remains unclear why people fail to act adaptively to reduce future losses, even when there is ever-richer information available. To improve the ability of researchers to build cumulative knowledge, we conducted an international survey – the Risk Perception and Behaviour Survey of Surveyors (Risk-SoS). We find that most studies are exploratory and often overlook theoretical efforts that would enable the accumulation of evidence. We offer several recommendations for future studies.
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This study delves into the dynamics of vulnerability within a multi-hazard context, proposing an enhanced impact-chain-based framework that analyses the augmentation of vulnerability. The case study refers to the flood events and the COVID-19 pandemic that affected Romania (2020–2021). The impact chain shows that (1) the unforeseen implications of impacts, (2) the wrongful action of adaptation options, and (3) inaction can form the basis for increased vulnerability.
This study delves into the dynamics of vulnerability within a multi-hazard context, proposing an...
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