The production of unequal vulnerability to flood hazards: A conceptual framework for hazards research in Canada's cities. (22nd October 2015)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- The production of unequal vulnerability to flood hazards: A conceptual framework for hazards research in Canada's cities. (22nd October 2015)
- Main Title:
- The production of unequal vulnerability to flood hazards: A conceptual framework for hazards research in Canada's cities
- Authors:
- Oulahen, Greg
- Abstract:
- Key Messages: Flood risk is a growing concern in Canada's cities but residents have differential risk. Factors related to societal structural forces, human agency, and place interact to produce unequal vulnerability to hazards. This review essay provides a conceptual framework for looking across scales and across actors to identify and situate the factors that influence vulnerability to flood hazards in Canada's cities. Abstract : Flood risk is a growing concern in Canada's cities. Residents of these cities have differential risk according to their unique vulnerability and exposure to flood hazards. Factors related to societal structural forces, human agency, and place interact to produce vulnerability to hazards. Analysis of the factors that influence vulnerability will lead to a better understanding of how unequal vulnerability to hazards is produced among residents of cities in Canada. This article provides a critical synthesis of the hazards and political ecology literatures and then draws upon it to develop a conceptual framework for looking across scales and across actors to identify and situate the factors that influence vulnerability. The framework centres on what are referred to as indicators and determinants of vulnerability, and how they interact to produce unequal vulnerability. The framework can be used to gain insights to what produces vulnerability and how, or whether, policy measures can address these factors to equitably reduce risk. La source de l'inégalitéKey Messages: Flood risk is a growing concern in Canada's cities but residents have differential risk. Factors related to societal structural forces, human agency, and place interact to produce unequal vulnerability to hazards. This review essay provides a conceptual framework for looking across scales and across actors to identify and situate the factors that influence vulnerability to flood hazards in Canada's cities. Abstract : Flood risk is a growing concern in Canada's cities. Residents of these cities have differential risk according to their unique vulnerability and exposure to flood hazards. Factors related to societal structural forces, human agency, and place interact to produce vulnerability to hazards. Analysis of the factors that influence vulnerability will lead to a better understanding of how unequal vulnerability to hazards is produced among residents of cities in Canada. This article provides a critical synthesis of the hazards and political ecology literatures and then draws upon it to develop a conceptual framework for looking across scales and across actors to identify and situate the factors that influence vulnerability. The framework centres on what are referred to as indicators and determinants of vulnerability, and how they interact to produce unequal vulnerability. The framework can be used to gain insights to what produces vulnerability and how, or whether, policy measures can address these factors to equitably reduce risk. La source de l'inégalité face à la vulnérabilité aux risques d'inondation : un cadre conceptuel pour la recherche sur les dangers dans les villes canadiennes: Les inondations représentent un risque pour les villes du Canada qui suscite de plus en plus d'inquiétude. Le risque auquel les résidents de ces villes sont confrontés varie selon leur propre niveau de vulnérabilité et d'exposition aux dangers d'inondation. Les facteurs liés aux forces structurelles de la société, à l'action humaine et au lieu interagissent pour engendrer la vulnérabilité aux dangers. L'analyse des facteurs qui influent sur la vulnérabilité conduira à une meilleure compréhension des différentes manières dont l'inégalité face à la vulnérabilité aux dangers est engendrée entre les résidents des villes canadiennes. Cet article présente une synthèse critique des corpus de textes scientifiques sur les dangers et l'écologie politique à partir de laquelle a été élaboré un cadre conceptuel permettant d'identifier et de situer les facteurs qui influent sur la vulnérabilité en transcendant les échelles et les acteurs. Le cadre conceptuel est axé sur ce que l'on désigne par indicateurs et déterminants de la vulnérabilité, et sur la façon dont ils interagissent pour engendrer l'inégalité face à la vulnérabilité. Le cadre conceptuel permet d'améliorer la connaissance de ce qui peut engendrer la vulnérabilité et comment, ou si, des actions politiques peuvent mieux tenir compte de ces facteurs en vue de réduire le risque de façon équitable. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Canadian geographer. Volume 60:Number 1(2016)
- Journal:
- Canadian geographer
- Issue:
- Volume 60:Number 1(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 60, Issue 1 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 60
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0060-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 82
- Page End:
- 90
- Publication Date:
- 2015-10-22
- Subjects:
- vulnerability -- hazards -- flood -- determinant -- indicator
vulnérabilité -- dangers -- inondation -- déterminant -- indicateur
Geography -- Periodicals
910 - Journal URLs:
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1111/cag.12232 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0008-3658
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- Legaldeposit
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