Essays about: "social vulnerability in San Francisco"

Found 1 essay containing the words social vulnerability in San Francisco.

  1. 1. Comparative Analysis of Social Vulnerability Indices: CDC’s SVI and SoVI®

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Hannah Andrea Tarling; [2017]
    Keywords : social vulnerability index; Social vulnerability; indices; SoVI®; CDC SVI; social vulnerability in San Francisco; California; comparative analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As interest in social vulnerability to hazards grows, more indices are formulated for identifying and mapping population groups that may experience differential consequences from natural hazards. However, less attention has been given to the underlying choices researchers make when creating these indices. READ MORE