TY - JOUR
T1 - Territorial vulnerability assessment frame in Colombia
T2 - Disaster risk management
AU - Villegas-González, Paula Andrea
AU - Ramos-Cañón, Alfonso Mariano
AU - González-Méndez, Mauricio
AU - González-Salazar, Ramón Eduardo
AU - De Plaza-Solórzano, Juan Sebastian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - A vulnerability assessment frame is necessary from a holistic perspective that integrates the factors that affect a territory along with socio-cultural elements and timescales subsequent to the disasters. Such a frame has the potential to assess a territory's particular characteristics and generate local knowledge for prevention, mitigation, and response. Recent studies on the subject have focused on vulnerability analyses in a fragmented manner; therefore, it is appropriate to study the effects of natural disasters from a territorial perspective when considering risk. This study emphasizes identifying indicators for each factor in the territorial system and analyzes the datasets obtained for the case studies. In this article, stakeholder participation is highlighted as a transversal element that Voinov and Bousquet (2010) [58] have suggested contributes to an increased knowledge of the actors and system and the system's dynamics under various conditions, such as vulnerability. The analysis shows that the design of risk management public policies in Colombia should consider the different aspects of the territorial system. The results show that local knowledge can be used to estimate vulnerability and support plans that improve local resilience.
AB - A vulnerability assessment frame is necessary from a holistic perspective that integrates the factors that affect a territory along with socio-cultural elements and timescales subsequent to the disasters. Such a frame has the potential to assess a territory's particular characteristics and generate local knowledge for prevention, mitigation, and response. Recent studies on the subject have focused on vulnerability analyses in a fragmented manner; therefore, it is appropriate to study the effects of natural disasters from a territorial perspective when considering risk. This study emphasizes identifying indicators for each factor in the territorial system and analyzes the datasets obtained for the case studies. In this article, stakeholder participation is highlighted as a transversal element that Voinov and Bousquet (2010) [58] have suggested contributes to an increased knowledge of the actors and system and the system's dynamics under various conditions, such as vulnerability. The analysis shows that the design of risk management public policies in Colombia should consider the different aspects of the territorial system. The results show that local knowledge can be used to estimate vulnerability and support plans that improve local resilience.
KW - Indicators
KW - Natural disasters
KW - Resilience and stakeholders
KW - Risk reduction
KW - Vulnerability assessment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.01.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.01.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85011711889
SN - 2212-4209
VL - 21
SP - 384
EP - 395
JO - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
JF - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
ER -