Revealing the socio-economic vulnerability and multi-hazard risks at micro-administrative units in the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu, India

Revealing the socio-economic vulnerability and multi-hazard risks at micro-administrative units in the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu, India

Tamil Nadu (TN)’s South-Eastern coastal plain comprises of 5235 villages/wards, is densely populated (∼2000/km2), and is highly vulnerable to multi-hazard events. Earlier vulnerability case studies carried out in TN utilized district as a unit of analysis, considering mostly the physical parameters....

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Main Authors: Balasubramani Karuppusamy, Sekar Leo George, Kanagarajan Anusuya, Ravichandran Venkatesh, Periasamy Thilagaraj, Lakshmanan Gnanappazham, Kuppannagoundar Kumaraswamy, Alankar Hitlar Balasundareshwaran, Praveen Balabaskaran Nina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Subjects:
coastal plains
hazard
vulnerability
risk
disaster
spatial analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2021.1886183

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2021.1886183

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