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AuthorPandey, R.
AuthorPandey, Rajiv
AuthorAlatalo, Juha M.
AuthorThapliyal, Kavita
AuthorChauhan, Sharmila
AuthorArchie, Kelli M.
AuthorGupta, Ajay K.
AuthorJha, Shashidhar Kumar
AuthorKumar, Manoj
Available date2019-09-12T07:17:34Z
Publication Date2018-07-01
Publication NameEcological Indicators
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.031
CitationPandey, R., Alatalo, J. M., Thapliyal, K., Chauhan, S., Archie, K. M., Gupta, A. K., ... & Kumar, M. (2018). Climate change vulnerability in urban slum communities: Investigating household adaptation and decision-making capacity in the Indian Himalaya. Ecological Indicators, 90, 379-391.‏
ISSN1470-160X
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85044121856&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/11822
Abstract© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Climate change is predicted to have severe impacts on mountainous regions, including urban settlements, and livelihoods of the urban poor. Adaptive capacity for marginalized groups is largely determined by household-level resources and decision-making capacity. This study investigated the vulnerability status and prevalent adaptation strategies of urban slum dwellers in Dehradun, Indian Himalayas, using a pre-tested questionnaire covering household characteristics and indicators of vulnerability, in face-to-face interviews with the head of 122 randomly selected households in four slums. We found that overall vulnerability was very high, with very low absorptive and coping capacity for potential impacts of climate change. Moreover, vulnerability and coping strategies were socially differentiated in terms of the decision-making capability and resource capacity of households. Two groups per category (good and bad decision makers; poor and poorer households) were distinguished. The exposure dimension of vulnerability differed significantly by resource capacity and decision capability. However, the sensitivity dimension of vulnerability did not differ between the groups, while the adaptive capacity dimension of vulnerability differed depending on decision-making capability. In designing appropriate strategies for long-term disaster mitigation for urban slums, it is thus important to address slum socio-ecology and the capability and capacity of slum dwellers.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier B.V.
SubjectAdaptation
Climate change mitigation
Coping capacity
Hazard
India
Resilience
Risk
Slum dwellers
Urban poor
TitleClimate change vulnerability in urban slum communities: Investigating household adaptation and decision-making capacity in the Indian Himalaya
TypeArticle
Pagination379-391
Volume Number90
ESSN1872-7034
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