Geographia Technica, Vol 13, Issue no. 2/2018, pp. 31-51
A GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF POST-DISASTER SOCIAL IMPACTS ON A MUNICIPAL SCALE – A CASE STUDY OF A POTENTIAL MAJOR FLOOD IN THE PARIS REGION (FRANCE)
Kenji FUJIKI, Florent RENARD
ABSTRACT: In this study, a GIS methodology is developed to analyse post-disaster social impacts at the scale of municipalities. Two methods are combined here: (1) a model measuring flood damages to the structures and services necessary to populations’ liveability. (2) A spatialized index, combining social variables in order to represent the recovery capability of populations. Municipalities combining a high damage ratio and a lack of recovery capability shall be closely watched during the planning process of post-disaster recovery. This study is original for methodological and conceptual reasons. The methodology combines tools which are rarely used together, whereas post-disaster impacts of the Seine flood, our case study, have not yet been fully analysed.
Keywords: Vulnerability, Post-disaster, Recovery, Flood, Paris region
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