An integrated socio-environmental framework for mapping hazard-specific vulnerability and exposure in urban areas

Hazards act upon vulnerability and exposure to create disaster risk. Despite the growth of risk assessments, number approaches that develop studies is still small when compared with hazard modelling. In fact, limited have considered relationship between variables how this can change future management actions on a local scale. This paper addresses gap by proposing an integrated framework combination social environmental sciences map hazard-specific in urban areas. Subjective (e.g. Participatory Approach) objective methods Shannon Entropy Fuzzy Theory) were into pixel-by-pixel for enhancing flooding Campina Grande, Brazil. The results express spatial distribution flood assess key issues different categories. Challenges integration socio-environmental water resources are discussed.