Flood Vulnerability and the Three Dimensions of Sustainability Philosophy: An Innovative Concept Design for Rapid Assessment

Wakeford, J., House, C., Butt, Talib E., Paul, P. and Beal, C. D. (2018) Flood Vulnerability and the Three Dimensions of Sustainability Philosophy: An Innovative Concept Design for Rapid Assessment. In: Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research. World Sustainability Series . Springer, pp. 773-782. ISBN 978-3-319-63006-9

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Abstract

This paper proposes the concept design of a novel Localised Rapid Flood Vulnerability Index. This proposed index has been initially tested and applied to a specific locale in Somerset, UK. The early analysis demonstrates that flood vulnerability may be unique to an individual location, despite the flood risk being considered the same for identical adjacent properties. Interpretation of these findings should provide increases in understanding of the interaction between the socio-economic and natural environmental requirements and overall flood vulnerability at a localised level. This initial research demonstrates the need for a rapid and cost effective flood vulnerability assessment tool at the localised scale.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Climate change, Socio-economic, Sustainability, Flood risk, Flood mapping, Flood vulnerability, GIS
Subjects:	F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences L700 Human and Social Geography
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mechanical and Construction Engineering
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	29 Jun 2018 08:09
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2019 19:45
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/34752

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