Social Vulnerability (Re-)Assessment in Context to Natural Hazards: Review of the Usefulness of the Spatial Indicator Approach and Investigations of Validation Demands

• DOI: 10.1007/s13753-019-0213-1
• Publication Date: 2019-03-19T16:07:28Z
• Authors: Alexander Fekete
• Keywords: Natural hazard; Vulnerability; Social vulnerability

While social vulnerability assessments (SVA) use spatial indicators and indices that have become state of the art, they also receive substantial critique. This article analyzes, by means a literature review 63 articles, if in which aspects such an indicator approach is regarded as useful scientific studies. The findings indicate need for more research on validation justification indicators. supports conceptual development SVA adding to reflection about advancements applications, but shortcomings. main advancement area discussed demand establishing benchmark criteria vulnerability. Based this, longitudinal monitoring studies are conceivable based existing SVA, these efforts development.