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The production of unequal vulnerability to flood hazards: A conceptual framework for hazards research in Canada's cities
Author(s) -
Oulahen Greg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12232
Subject(s) - flood myth , vulnerability (computing) , agency (philosophy) , conceptual framework , natural hazard , environmental planning , geography , environmental resource management , hazard , sociology , ecology , environmental science , social science , computer science , computer security , archaeology , meteorology , biology
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.