Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/119458 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
HWWI Research Paper No. 167
Publisher: 
Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI), Hamburg
Abstract: 
The vulnerability index presented in this paper is a tool to measure the vulnerability of different city areas related to flooding. The index is applied to the boroughs of the City of Hamburg. The city faces three different kinds of flood risks: storm surges, inland flooding and heavy rainfall. The presented index provides a basis for decision making about where to support or initiate appropriate adaptation measures. It is based on data from official statistics. Thus, it can easily be transferred to other regions and additional information can easily be added.
Subjects: 
storm surges
inland flooding
heavy rain
social vulnerability
economic vulnerability
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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