Open AccessA Comparative Analysis of Disaster Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience Composite Indicators
Author(s) -
Benjamin Beccari
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.dis.453df025e34b682e9737f95070f9b970
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , resilience (materials science) , computer science , composite index , vulnerability assessment , variety (cybernetics) , scope (computer science) , risk analysis (engineering) , psychological resilience , mathematics , composite indicator , computer security , artificial intelligence , econometrics , business , psychology , physics , psychotherapist , thermodynamics , programming language
In the past decade significant attention has been given to the development of tools that attempt to measure the vulnerability, risk or resilience of communities to disasters. Particular attention has been given to the development of composite indices to quantify these concepts mirroring their deployment in other fields such as sustainable development. Whilst some authors have published reviews of disaster vulnerability, risk and resilience composite indicator methodologies, these have been of a limited nature. This paper seeks to dramatically expand these efforts by analysing 106 composite indicator methodologies to understand the breadth and depth of practice.