Human exposure to floods continues to increase, driven by changes in hydrology and land
use. Adverse impacts amplify for socially vulnerable populations, who disproportionately …

In our rapidly urbanizing world, many hazard-prone regions face significant challenges
regarding risk-informed urban development. This study addresses this issue by investigating …

Recently, scholars have turned to publicly available data to measure the resources and
vulnerability of communities in the face of disasters [1, 2]. However, when measuring …

The interaction between natural hazards and the socio-economic environment implies
multidisciplinary assessments that aim to integrate the physical and the socio-economic …

Building disaster-resilient communities require operative resilience frameworks enabling
factual decision-making and resource allocation at national and sub-national scales. While …

Measuring disaster resilience is a key component of successful disaster risk management
and climate change adaptation. Quantitative, indicator-based assessments are typically …

Community resilience is the ability of people exposed to disasters, crises and underlying
vulnerabilities, to anticipate, to prepare for, to reduce the impact of, to cope with and to …

Vulnerability to hazards not only relies on the extent of natural hazards but also depends on
the social and economic conditions of the communities. Therefore, this study intends to …

Wildfires have greater impacts on socially vulnerable communities. Identifying these
vulnerable communities and enhancing understanding of what influences their susceptibility …

This research has been produced in the context of the updating of regional and national
directives for predicting, mitigating and preventing seismic risk and for implementing regular …