The surface of vulnerability: An analytical framework for examining environmental change

被引:213
作者
Luers, AL [1 ]
机构
[1] Union Concerned Sci, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
来源
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS | 2005年 / 15卷 / 03期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
vulnerability; resilience; environmental assessment; indicators;
D O I
10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2005.04.003
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This paper introduces an analytical framework for evaluating the vulnerability of people and places to environmental and social forces. The framework represents the relative vulnerability of a variable of concern (e.g. such as agricultural yield) to a set of disturbing forces (e.g. climate change, market fluctuations) by a position on a three-dimensional analytical surface, where vulnerability is defined as a function of sensitivity, exposure, and the state relative to a threshold of damage. The surface is presented as a tool to help identify relative vulnerability in order to prioritize actions and assess the vulnerability implications of management and policy decisions. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:214 / 223
页数:10
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