Socioeconomic vulnerability to ecological changes to national forests and grasslands in the Southwest

Hand, Michael S.; Eichman, Henry; Triepke, F. Jack; Jaworski, Delilah

doi:10.2737/rmrs-gtr-383

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“…The physical or ethical vulnerability of specific societal groups or communities to possible risks or losses induced by catastrophic occurrences is referred as social and economic vulnerability [29]. Crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic have an impact on global dimensions resulting in physiological, sociopolitical, economic, and social uncertainty [23,30].…”

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Households’ Socioeconomic Vulnerability Assessment Due to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Web-Based Survey in Bangladesh

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, which can be considered a disastrous event, has created not only a public health emergency but also a major socio-economic crisis in Bangladesh. This study, therefore, aimed to assess households' socioeconomic vulnerability due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional survey was performed among 404 households from different districts in Bangladesh. The socioeconomic vulnerability index (SeVI) was developed using data collected from participants via an online-based self-reported questionnaire that included demographic, social, economic, and physical characteristics as well as exposure to COVID-19. Results:The socioeconomic vulnerability index (SeVI) was calculated as an index score of 0.405 where social, economic, and COVID-19 exposure were reported to be the more impactful components of adaptive capacity, sensitivity, and exposure, respectively. Furthermore, the economic options for households were greatly limited by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.Practical implications: This study may help to identify the socioeconomic issues that resulted from the COVID-19 outbreak in the country and instruct the policymakers and corresponding authorities on which areas to emphasize for policy implementation so that households become socially and economically less susceptible to the COVID-19 outbreak as well as related infectious diseases and disastrous events in the upcoming years. Conclusion:This study found socioeconomic vulnerability among Bangladeshi households. The corresponding authorities should adopt policy initiatives to minimize the socioeconomic vulnerability due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

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Households’ Socioeconomic Vulnerability Assessment Due to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Web-Based Survey in Bangladesh

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“…A partir de sua perspectiva social e econômica, entende-se por vulnerabilidade a exposição a determinada ameaça e seus efeitos de magnitude material ou moral sobre a população (HAND et al, 2018;EMRICH;CUTTER, 2011;PATNAIK;NARAYANAN, 2009). Dentro desse panorama, ameaças pandêmicas como o Covid-19 podem ser compreendidas como choques externos que alteram a dinâmica espacial, gerando inseguranças política, biológica, econômica e social (LI et al, 2020;JIA et al, 2020).…”

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Vulnerabilidade Socioeconômica Da Cidade De Fortaleza Ao Covid-19: O Epicentro Da Pandemia Na Região Nordeste Do Brasil

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Esta pesquisa objetivou identificar a vulnerabilidade associada à saúde e às dimensões social e econômica dos moradores dos bairros de Fortaleza quanto à pandemia Covid-19. Em seus aspectos metodológicos, o estudo exploratório-descritivo de natureza quantitativa mensurou a vulnerabilidade dos bairros da cidade de Fortaleza em três etapas: i. Vulnerabilidade Ampla – constituída por vínculos empregatícios, renda anual e pobreza extrema presente em cada bairro; ii. Vulnerabilidade Territorial – formada por aspectos relacionados às esferas econômica e sociodemográfica; iii. Vulnerabilidade das condições de Saúde – constituída, além das vulnerabilidades anteriores, por fatores como oferta de serviços de saúde. Os resultados do mapeamento ressaltaram a divisão econômica e social presente em Fortaleza. Enquanto os bairros mais ricos se destacam na análise por apresentarem uma alta vulnerabilidade econômica, ligada à produção, os mais pobres se destacam pela alta vulnerabilidade social. Essa discrepância suscita a possibilidade de existência de duas crises pandêmicas distintas exigindo a formulação de estratégias completamente diferentes para impedir os seus avanços. Destaca-se, ademais, uma preocupação adicional relacionada ao combate da Covid-19 nas Zonas Especiais de Interesse Social, contextos sociais marcados pela pobreza e precariedade da estrutura pública.

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“…Population vulnerability is a multidimensional concept that depends on the context in which individuals are exposed to adverse conditions, such as climatic, environmental, sociodemographic, and health factors [ 1 – 3 ]. The severity of vulnerability experienced depends on the interplay among extreme climatic events, sociodemographic susceptibility, and a society’s adaptive capacity [ 2 , 4 ].…”

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Health-related vulnerability to climate extremes in homoclimatic zones of Amazonia and Northeast region of Brazil

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Amazonia and the Northeast region of Brazil exhibit the highest levels of climate vulnerability in the country. While Amazonia is characterized by an extremely hot and humid climate and hosts the world largest rainforest, the Northeast is home to sharp climatic contrasts, ranging from rainy areas along the coast to semiarid regions that are often affected by droughts. Both regions are subject to extremely high temperatures and are susceptible to many tropical diseases. This study develops a multidimensional Extreme Climate Vulnerability Index (ECVI) for Brazilian Amazonia and the Northeast region based on the Alkire-Foster method. Vulnerability is defined by three components, encompassing exposure (proxied by seven climate extreme indicators), susceptibility (proxied by sociodemographic indicators), and adaptive capacity (proxied by sanitation conditions, urbanization rate, and healthcare provision). In addition to the estimated vulnerability levels and intensity, we break down the ECVI by indicators, dimensions, and regions, in order to explore how the incidence levels of climate-sensitive infectious and parasitic diseases correlate with regional vulnerability. We use the Grade of Membership method to reclassify the mesoregions into homoclimatic zones based on extreme climatic events, so climate and population/health data can be analyzed at comparable resolutions. We find two homoclimatic zones: Extreme Rain (ER) and Extreme Drought and High Temperature (ED-HT). Vulnerability is higher in the ED-HT areas than in the ER. The contribution of each dimension to overall vulnerability levels varies by homoclimatic zone. In the ER zone, adaptive capacity (39%) prevails as the main driver of vulnerability among the three dimensions, in contrast with the approximately even dimensional contribution in the ED-HT. When we compare areas by disease incidence levels, exposure emerges as the most influential dimension. Our results suggest that climate can exacerbate existing infrastructure deficiencies and socioeconomic conditions that are correlated with tropical disease incidence in impoverished areas.

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Socioeconomic vulnerability to ecological changes to national forests and grasslands in the Southwest

Cited by 9 publications

References 96 publications

Households’ Socioeconomic Vulnerability Assessment Due to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Web-Based Survey in Bangladesh

Households’ Socioeconomic Vulnerability Assessment Due to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Web-Based Survey in Bangladesh

Vulnerabilidade Socioeconômica Da Cidade De Fortaleza Ao Covid-19: O Epicentro Da Pandemia Na Região Nordeste Do Brasil

Health-related vulnerability to climate extremes in homoclimatic zones of Amazonia and Northeast region of Brazil

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