Mapping social vulnerability for the development of environmental disaster preparedness and mitigation strategies

Abstract

There is a growing interest in research on understanding social vulnerabilities  and how they are measured, however, the  lack of  standards and criteria for evaluating them is still  one of the great challenges to be faced.  This we have developed  an open access R  software  tool to  map social  vulnerability, with  based on official data at the level  of the Brazilian census tract. The performance of the tool was evaluated in the context oof the     Paraopeba River Basin, which in 2019  suffered a  major socio-environmental impact, caused by the collapse of a  dam in Brumadinho,  in southeastern Brazil.  The proposed methodology is based on  concepts and indicators internationally validated and adapted to the conditions of Brazil.  The  results indicate regional differences significant in the basin.  The most vulnerable municipalities   are in the lower part of the basin to the north, while the southern basin is  less vulnerable.  The tool developed can be used  by the polylithium  formulators, for example researchers  and other stakeholders to  determine social  vulnerability in other  regions.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/tfisdwv1-115