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DOI	10.1007/s11069-020-04048-y
	Quantifying adaptive capacity to floods: an assessment of Rincón, PR
	Hernández-Cruz X.; Dávila S.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0921030X
起始页码	1537
结束页码	1564
卷号	103 期号:1
英文摘要	In recent decades, natural hazards have gained relevance due to increased frequency, intensity, and the devastation they have left behind. This work aims to advance the understanding of adaptive capacity to floods through a comprehensive assessment of adaptive capacity in terms of its three determinants: mitigation, response, and recovery, that is, the actions a community or an individual undertakes before, during, and after being exposed to a flood to be able to prepare for, cope, and recover from its losses. This work addresses the development of a conceptual framework for an adaptive capacity index for floods and uses the municipality of Rincón, PR, as its test bench. The proposed index is developed using literature research on vulnerability attributes to natural hazards and statistical analyses on survey data. Data analyses included Cronbach’s alpha for identifying the vulnerability attributes that measure the same determinant of adaptive capacity and the analytical hierarchy process for fitting the adaptive capacity index. Results include a validated conceptual framework for adaptive capacity and quantitative results for an index on adaptive capacity and each of its determinants. Results on the proposed index are complemented with a discussion on vulnerable hotspots, and an example on how to use the proposed index to allocate preparedness or disaster relief funds. The rankings of county sudivisions, by adaptive capacity and each of its determinants, can be further used by practitioners to prioritize areas where mitigation cost-benefit analysis and next-generation hazard modeling are most needed. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V.
关键词	Adaptive capacity Analytical hierarchy process Floods Natural hazards Vulnerability
英文关键词	adaptive management; conceptual framework; cost-benefit analysis; disaster relief; flood control; flood frequency; hazard assessment; vulnerability; Puerto Rico
语种	英语
来源期刊	Natural Hazards
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205724
作者单位	Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00681, Puerto Rico
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hernández-Cruz X.,Dávila S.. Quantifying adaptive capacity to floods: an assessment of Rincón, PR[J],2020,103(1).
APA	Hernández-Cruz X.,&Dávila S..(2020).Quantifying adaptive capacity to floods: an assessment of Rincón, PR.Natural Hazards,103(1).
MLA	Hernández-Cruz X.,et al."Quantifying adaptive capacity to floods: an assessment of Rincón, PR".Natural Hazards 103.1(2020).