Vulnerability to environmental hazards

19962,220 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Susan L. Cutter · University of South Carolina

Abstract

For over 50 years, hazards researchers have focused on a series of fundamental questions:• What is the human occupancy of hazard zones? • How do people and societies respond to environmental hazards and whatfactors influence their choice of adjustments? • How do you mitigate the risk and impact of environmental hazards?

Topics & Keywords

Disaster Management and Resilience Agricultural risk and resilience Flood Risk Assessment and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: Progress in Human Geography

Volume 20, Issue 4, pp. 529-539

DOI: 10.1177/030913259602000407

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