A framework for vulnerability analysis in sustainability science

B. L. Turner; Roger E. Kasperson; Pamela A. Matsone; James J. McCarthy; Robert W. Corell; Lindsey Christensene; Noelle Eckley; Jeanne X. Kasperson; Amy Luers; Marybeth L. Martello; Colin Polsky; Alexander Pulsipher; Andrew Schiller

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A framework for vulnerability analysis in sustainability science

B. L. Turner, Roger E. Kasperson, Pamela A. Matsone, James J. McCarthy, Robert W. Corell, Lindsey Christensene, Noelle Eckley, Jeanne X. Kasperson, Amy Luers, Marybeth L. Martello, Colin Polsky, Alexander Pulsipher, Andrew Schiller

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Global environmental change and sustainability science increasingly recognize the need to address the consequences of changes taking place in the structure and function of the biosphere. These changes raise questions such as: Who and what are vulnerable to the multiple environmental changes underway, and where? Research demonstrates that vulnerability is registered not by exposure to hazards (perturbations and stresses) alone but also resides in the sensitivity and resilience of the system experiencing such hazards. This recognition requires revisions and enlargements in the basic design of vulnerability assessments, including the capacity to treat coupled human - environment systems and those linkages within and without the systems that affect their vulnerability. A vulnerability framework for the assessment of coupled human-environment systems is presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8074-8079
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume	100
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1231335100
State	Published - Jul 8 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Turner, B. L., Kasperson, R. E., Matsone, P. A., McCarthy, J. J., Corell, R. W., Christensene, L., Eckley, N., Kasperson, J. X., Luers, A., Martello, M. L., Polsky, C., Pulsipher, A., & Schiller, A. (2003). A framework for vulnerability analysis in sustainability science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100(14), 8074-8079. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1231335100

Turner, BL, Kasperson, RE, Matsone, PA, McCarthy, JJ, Corell, RW, Christensene, L, Eckley, N, Kasperson, JX, Luers, A, Martello, ML, Polsky, C, Pulsipher, A & Schiller, A 2003, 'A framework for vulnerability analysis in sustainability science', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 100, no. 14, pp. 8074-8079. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1231335100

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