Flood Exposure and Social Vulnerability Analysis in Rural Areas of Developing Countries: An Empirical Study of Charsadda District, Pakistan

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 7; p. 1176
• Main Authors: Hamidi, Abdur Rahim, Jing, Li, Shahab, Muhammad, Azam, Kamran, Atiq Ur Rehman Tariq, Muhammad, Ng, Anne W. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Afghanistan; Analysis; Australia; Climate change; Community; Decision making; Developing countries; Disasters; Economic indicators; Emergency preparedness; Exposure; flood hazard; Floods; Germany; Households; Indicators; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; LDCs; Pakistan; Rivers; Rural areas; Social factors; social vulnerability; Society; Socioeconomic factors; Surveys; United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Afghanistan; Pakistan; Australia; Germany

In recent years, social vulnerability has gained much importance in academic studies. However, social indices are rarely combined and validated with exposure and resilience components. This study provides an integrated analysis of the flood exposure and social vulnerability of rural households in a...