Practitioners from different disciplines use different meanings and concepts of vulnerability, which, in turn, have led to diverse methods of measuring it. This paper presents a selective review of the literature from several disciplines to examine how they define and measure vulnerability. The disciplines include economics, sociology/anthropology, disaster management, environmental science, and health/nutrition. Differences between the disciplines...
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2001/06/30
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Document de travail (série numérotée)
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23304
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2010/07/01
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Vulnerability : a view from different disciplines
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ex post risk management