Vulnerability/Resilience Definitions, Some Examples of 1
Vulnerability/Resilience Definitions, Some Examples of 1 :
Vulnerability is a function of: (a) resistance, the ability to withstand change due to a hazard; (b) resilience, the ability to return to the original state following a hazard event; and (c) susceptibility, the current physical state, without taking into account temporal changes. (From: Coastal Management/ Klein, R.J.T. and R.J. Nicholls. 1999. Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Climate Change. Ambio, vol. 28, no. 2, March 1999, pp. 182-187, paraphrased from page 184)
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