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- Understanding Katrina by Susan Cutter
Understanding Katrina by Susan Cutter is an article written by one of the leading scientist
is hazards research. In this article, she talks about Hurricane Katrina and applies Social
Vulnerability to the situation to explain what made Hurricane Katrina one of the deadliest,
and most expensive hurricanes in recorded history
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Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institue Social Vulnerability Index
This page
is associated with Susan Cutter's Social Vulnerability Index and allows the user to search
by county to get an in depth look at its vulnerability, and the factors that make it so.
Data is available for download and there is an array of maps that display useful
information.
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Quantifying Social Vulnerability
Quantifying Social Vulnerability: A Methodology
for Identifying Those at Risk to Natural Hazards by Dwyer, A., Zoppou, C., Nielsen, O., Day,
S. & Roberts, S., is a detailed analysis of the essential paradigm of trying to create
quantitative data out of societal factors. One can quantify median rent, but how can you
quantify awareness? This paper addresses these issues and explains the science of developing
a means of determinating vulnerability.
- Temporal and Spatial changes in social vulnerability to natural hazards
by Susan Cutter
This particular article describes how the recent trends in
relocation have resulted in increased rates of vulnerability. For example, because of the levees
in New Orleans, many people deemed the city safe, even though it really was a hazardous
location. As technology progresses and we are able to alter the environment so as to live there,
we still have no control over natural hazards, and therefore become more vulnerable to them.
