Spatially Representing Vulnerability to Extreme Rain Events Using Midwestern Farmers ’ Objective and Perceived Attributes of Adaptive Capacity

This article addresses this knowledge gap by: (1) incorporating perceived adaptive capacity into a vulnerability assessment; (2) using spatial smoothing to aggregate individual‐level vulnerabilities to the county level; and (3) evaluating the relationships among different dimensions of adaptive capacity to examine whether perceived capacity should be integrated into vulnerability assessments. The result suggests that vulnerability assessments that rely only on objective measures might miss important sociocognitive dimensions of capacity. Vulnerability indices and maps presented in this article can inform engagement strategies for improving environmental sustainability in the region.

Source: Risk Analysis - November 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maaz Gardezi, J. Gordon Arbuckle Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research