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Climate change; climate change adaptation; income inequality; mapping vulnerability; spatial indicators; vulnerability
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Income Inequality And Vulnerabiility To Flood Hazard In Brazil, Rebecca Rasch
Income Inequality And Vulnerabiility To Flood Hazard In Brazil, Rebecca Rasch
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Social theorists suggest that income inequality within a society leads to a breakdown of social cohesion, spatial segregation, and as a result, uneven public resource access. I will assess whether this social phenomenon is important to consider when measuring vulnerability to climate change in urban, middle-income countries. To test this relationship, I create a flood hazard vulnerability index at the municipality level and determine whether income inequality, measured at the municipality level, is a predictor of municipality vulnerability to flood hazard. The flood hazard vulnerability index incorporates socioeconomic, built environment and natural environment data, providing a more holistic approach to …