TS, Sonu and Dharma Rajan, Priyadarsanan (2024) Assessment of regional flood vulnerability: a case of Kuttanad Wetland System, Kerala, India. Regional Statistics, 14 (5). pp. 970-1005.

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Abstract

Climate disasters impact communities universally, but climate vulnerability experienced by each community and household is distinctive. ‘Vulnerability is the state of susceptibility to harm from exposure to stresses associated with environmental and social changes and absence of the capacity to adapt’ to it (Adger 2006). There may be people within the extremely vulnerable population who are more vulnerable than others in terms of infrastructural accessibility, financial resources, etc (Croot−Holmes 2010). So, the variables chosen for vulnerability assessment should also represent the socio-economic and biophysical state of the system under examination. The vulnerability assessments often focus on realistic, concrete, and insightful aspects of a system that give a sense of the bigger picture (UNESCO n.d.).

Item Type: Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords: adaptive capacity, flood vulnerability index, principal component analysis, resilience.
Subjects: A ATREE Publications > G Journal Papers
Divisions: SM Sehgal Foundation Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation > Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Planning
Depositing User: Ms Library Staff
Date Deposited: 25 Jun 2026 11:25
Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026 11:25
URI: http://archives.atree.org/id/eprint/1532

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