Natural hazard mapping across the world. A comparative study between a social approach and an economic approach to vulnerability

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

ANDRÉ, G.

Université Denis Diderot, Paris 7, Paris, France

Description :
The aim of the paper is to present a comparative study of risk exposure for each country, combining two approaches to their vulnerability (social and economic), and a probabilistic approach to hazards. This work highlights the fact that, using a social approach to vulnerability, great inequalities are observed between “rich” countries and “poor” countries where the latter present higher levels of exposure to risk, while using an economic approach to vulnerability, “rich” countries present the highest levels of exposure to risk.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Cybergeo, issn : 1278-3366, 2012, n°. 602, p. 1-13, nombre de pages : 13, Références bibliographiques : 8 ref.

Date :
2012

Identifiants :
eurl : http://cybergeo.revues.org/25297, doi : http://dx.doi.org/10.4000/cybergeo.25297

Editeur :
Pays édition : France, Paris, CNRS

Langue :
Anglais