作者: Alwang, Jeffrey Siegel, Paul B. Jorgensen, Steen L.
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关键词: Social exclusion 、 Multidisciplinary approach 、 Sociology 、 Vulnerability 、 Vulnerability assessment 、 Social risk management 、 Social network 、 Environmental economics 、 Risk management 、 Social vulnerability 、 Engineering ethics
摘要: Practitioners from different disciplines use meanings and concepts of vulnerability, which, in turn, have led to diverse methods measuring it. This paper presents a selective review the literature several examine how they define measure vulnerability. The include economics, sociology/anthropology, disaster management, environmental science, health/nutrition. Differences between can be explained by their tendency focus on components risk, household responses risk welfare outcomes. In general, either risks (at one extreme) or underlying conditions (or outcomes) at other. Trade-offs exist simple measurement schemes rich conceptual understanding.