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| Titel |
Evaluation of socio-spatial vulnerability of citydwellers and analysis of risk perception: industrial and seismic risks in Mulhouse |
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S. Glatron, E. Beck |
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Englisch
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| ISSN |
1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 8, no. 5 ; Nr. 8, no. 5 (2008-10-09), S.1029-1040 |
| Datensatznummer |
250005767
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-8-1029-2008.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Social vulnerability has been studied for years with sociological,
psychological and economical approaches. Our proposition focuses on
perception and cognitive representations of risks by city dwellers living in
a medium size urban area, namely Mulhouse (France). Perception, being part
of the social vulnerability and resilience of the society to disasters,
influences the potential damage; for example it leads to adequate or
inadequate behaviour in the case of an emergency. As geographers, we assume
that the spatial relationship to danger or hazard can be an important factor
of vulnerability and we feel that the spatial dimension is a challenging
question either for better knowledge or for operational reasons (e.g. management of preventive information). We interviewed 491 people,
inhabitants and workers, regularly distributed within the urban area to get
to know their opinion on hazards and security measures better. We designed
and mapped a vulnerability index on the basis of their answers. The results
show that the social vulnerability depends on the type of hazard, and that
the distance to the source of danger influences the vulnerability,
especially for hazards with a precise location (industrial for example).
Moreover, the effectiveness of the information campaigns is doubtful, as the
people living close to hazardous industries (target of specific preventive
information) are surprisingly more vulnerable and less aware of industrial
risk. |
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