Social vulnerability: A driving force in amplifying the overall vulnerability of protected areas to natural hazards.

ABSTRACT: Incorporating social vulnerability (SoV) into vulnerability assessments for protected areas provides critical insights for enhancing the resilience and adaptability of these regions to environmental hazards. This study aimed to develop and apply an integrated social-ecological vulnerability assessment framework for a forest-protected area, focusing on scales relevant to management decisions. We collected data from 70 villages within the protected area through structured surveys, interviews, and reviews of secondary socio-economic and environmental datasets. A total of 24 socio-economic and environmental indicators were selected, based on expert consultation and literature review, to quantify the indices of exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity, and SoV. These indicators were weighted us

SUBMITTER: Pirasteh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883368 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature