Risk for depression is expressed across multiple levels of analysis. For example, parental depression and cognitive vulnerability are known markers of depression risk, but no study has examined their interactive effects on children’s cortisol reactivity, a likely mediator of early depression risk. We examined relations across these different levels of vulnerability using crosssectional and long...

This paper examines the extent to which economic development decreases a country's risk of experiencing climate-related disasters as well as the societal impacts of those events. The paper proceeds from the underlying assumption that disasters are not inherently natural, but arise from the intersection of naturally-occurring hazards within fragile environments. It uses data from the Internation...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate HIV/AIDS vulnerability by risk factors in women at social risk. METHODS Study conducted in a sample of 178 female homemakers (n=101) and female health providers (n=77) from Antofagasta, Chile, in 20062007. Homemakers were considered at social risk. HIV vulnerability was estimated through a 21-item instrument comprising three domains: gender roles; relationship with the p...

OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors related to clinical-functional vulnerability in older people. METHODS: This cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted 2018/2019 with 492 adults registered Family Health Strategy units city of Três Lagoas, MS, Brazil. Sociodemographic data were collected and Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index (CFVI-20) applied (possible score 0-40; higher scores ind...

This paper presents a model of factors influencing levels of human losses from natural hazards at the global scale, for the period 1980–2000. This model was designed for the United Nations Development Programme as a building stone of the Disaster Risk Index (DRI), which aims at monitoring the evolution of risk. Assessing what countries are most at risk requires considering various types of haza...

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Lifeline systems are those facilities which provide the main utility or transportation services to a community. The lifeline vulnerability analysis (LLVA) developed in this study is a flexible, risk-based approach which can be used to develop strategies to minimize risks of system failure which may lead to a service disruption. The risk-based approach incorporates the important hazard elements ...

Presently in its second edition, “At Risk” stands as a primary text in risk and vulnerability studies. The authors focus on the political and economic causes of disaster, arguing that vulnerability is at the foundation of risks and recovery practices. Through focusing on natural hazards, such as floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes, ”At Risk” demonstrates how social groups with little economic or...