GI Forum 2016: open:spatial:interfaces
Wannewitz, Sabrina, Hagenlocher, Michael and Garschagen, Matthias ed. GI Forum 2016: open:spatial:interfaces 2016/07/05-08 Salzburg. Salzburg: University of Salzburg, 2016.
Document type:
Conference Proceeding
Collection:
-
Sub-type Conference proceedings Author Wannewitz, Sabrina
Hagenlocher, Michael
Garschagen, MatthiasEvent series GI Forum Title of Event GI Forum 2016: open:spatial:interfaces Date of Event 2016/07/05-08 Place of Event Salzburg Organizer University of Salzburg
GIScience Commission of the Austrian Academy of SciencesPublication Date 2016 Place of Publication Salzburg Publisher University of Salzburg Pages 8 Language eng Abstract Disasters in relation to natural hazards continue to have a heavy toll on humans, ecosystems and economies. They therefore undermine efforts for sustainable development, particularly in transitional countries. The Philippines is amongst the most disaster-prone countries on the globe, due to its high exposure to natural hazards and considerable societal vulnerabilities. While a number of global risk assessments have helped to identify risk hotspots at the level of individual countries, sub-national and local risk assessments for informing disaster risk management on the ground are often lacking. To address this gap, we provide a down-scaled risk assessment, at the municipality level, for the Philippines. In the interests of coherency and scale hierarchy, we draw on the modular approach used in the World Risk Index, considering hazard exposure, susceptibility, lack of short-term coping capacity, and lack of long-term adaptive capacity. The paper aims not only to present the results but also to debate key methodological questions behind the development of sub-national multi-hazard risk indices. The outlook looks at the applicability, from the end-user’s perspective, of this level of risk assessment for decision-making at local and national levels. Keyword Disaster Risk
Vulnerability
multi-hazard
usability
The PhilippinesCopyright Holder Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Copyright Year 2016 Copyright type Creative commons ISBN 9783700179887 DOI 10.1553/giscience2016_01_s13 3 -
Citation counts Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 847 Abstract Views - Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 22 Mar 2018, 21:02:26 JST by Aarti Basnyat on behalf of UNU EHS