Open AccessAn Integrative Research Framework to Unravel the Interplay of Natural Hazards and Vulnerabilities
Author(s) -
Di Baldassarre Giuliano,
Nohrstedt Daniel,
Mård Johanna,
Burchardt Steffi,
Albin Cecilia,
Bondesson Sara,
Breinl Korbinian,
Deegan Frances M.,
Fuentes Diana,
Lopez Marc Girons,
Granberg Mikael,
Nyberg Lars,
Nyman Monika Rydstedt,
Rhodes Emma,
Troll Valentin,
Young Stephanie,
Walch Colin,
Parker Charles F.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
earth's future
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.641
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2328-4277
DOI - 10.1002/2017ef000764
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , underpinning , scope (computer science) , natural hazard , disaster risk reduction , hazard , action (physics) , urbanization , globalization , political science , environmental planning , computer science , geography , economic growth , computer security , ecology , engineering , economics , civil engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , meteorology , law , biology , programming language
Climate change, globalization, urbanization, social isolation, and increased interconnectedness between physical, human, and technological systems pose major challenges to disaster risk reduction (DRR). Subsequently, economic losses caused by natural hazards are increasing in many regions of the world, despite scientific progress, persistent policy action, and international cooperation. We argue that these dramatic figures call for novel scientific approaches and new types of data collection to integrate the two main approaches that still dominate the science underpinning DRR: the hazard paradigm and the vulnerability paradigm. Building from these two approaches, here we propose a research framework that specifies the scope of enquiry, concepts, and general relations among phenomena. We then discuss the essential steps to advance systematic empirical research and evidence‐based DRR policy action.