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Author (up) Derya Ipek Eroglu; Duygu Pamukcu; Laura Szczyrba; Yang Zhang pdf  isbn
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  Title Analyzing and Contextualizing Social Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Type Conference Article
  Year 2020 Publication ISCRAM 2020 Conference Proceedings – 17th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management Abbreviated Journal Iscram 2020  
  Volume Issue Pages 389-395  
  Keywords Data Analytics, Hurricane María, Principal Component Analysis, Social Vulnerability Index.  
  Abstract As the third hurricane the U.S. experienced in 2017, Hurricane María generated impacts that resulted in both short term and long term suffering in Puerto Rico. In this study, we aim to quantify the vulnerability of Puerto Ricans by taking region and society specific characteristics of the island into account. To do this, we follow Cutter et al.'s social vulnerability calculation, which is an inductive approach that aims to represent a society based on its characteristics. We adapted the Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI) for Puerto Rico by using data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau. We analyzed the newly calculated SoVI for Puerto Rico and compared it with the existing deductive approach developed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Our findings show that the new index is able to capture some characteristics that the existing vulnerability index is unable to do.  
  Address Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech  
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  Publisher Virginia Tech Place of Publication Blacksburg, VA (USA) Editor Amanda Hughes; Fiona McNeill; Christopher W. Zobel  
  Language English Summary Language English Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 978-1-949373-27-37 ISBN 2411-3423 Medium  
  Track Data and resilience: opportunities and challenges Expedition Conference 17th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management  
  Notes deryaipek@vt.edu Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 2238  
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