1. Vulnerability

2. Hazard Dimensions Physical Characteristics Political/Economic Factors Social Characteristics IndividualSocietal Defines Risk Defines Vulnerability Context Loss Reduction Options Perceived/ActualIndividual/Group/Governmental Tobin and Montz, 1997

3. What makes places more vulnerable than others? Location Location The physical environment The physical environment Land use management (or lack of) Land use management (or lack of) Level of infrastructure Level of infrastructure Housing/building codes and styles Housing/building codes and styles Amount of technology Amount of technology Warning systems Warning systems Ability to respond Ability to respond Characteristics of the population Characteristics of the population

4. Land Use & Infrastructure What is built where?

5. Household and individual vulnerability can result from Lack of knowledge and/or prior disaster experience Lack of knowledge and/or prior disaster experience  Illiteracy or lack of language proficiency  Cultural differences  Lack of social integration  Lack of control over housing conditions

6. And from… Inadequate economic and material resources Inadequate economic and material resources Physical and mental limitations Physical and mental limitations Age, gender, race/ethnicity discrimination Age, gender, race/ethnicity discrimination Large ratio of dependents to productive adults Large ratio of dependents to productive adults

7. Selected Types of Coastal Households % of Total Female-headed with children under 18 13.6 13.6 Elders (over 65) 14.0 14.0 Renters36.3 U.S. Census 2000.

8. Hurricane Charley

9. Hardest Hit in Hurricane Charley Manufactured homes Manufactured homes Senior Living Developments Senior Living Developments Snowbirds Snowbirds

10. Structure Type and Age Matter

11. So do population characteristics

12. County % below poverty % over 65 & below poverty Median yr home built Med. value mobile homes % mobile homes Charlotte8.25198344,20011.7 DeSoto23.67.3198034,10035.7 Glades15.211.2198146,90053.3 Hardee24.616197631,60027.8 Hendry24.115198236,50042.4 Highlands15.27.4198231,00021.6 Lee9.75.6198342,00013.2 Sarasota7.84.5197942,6009.3 County Level

13. Block Group % below poverty % over 65 & below poverty Median yr home built Med. Value mobile homes % built 1970- 1990 Pine Acres 1512197639,00062 Lakewood Village 414198153,30046 Port Charlotte 560198839,30065 Harborview860198747,00053

14. Parks Park Mean home value % built 1970-1990 % of homes in Blk Grp Pine Acres 37,5006210 Port Charlotte 38,0959518

15. Ways to look at vulnerability Lack of capacity Lack of capacity Lack of willingness Lack of willingness Lack of knowledge Lack of knowledge

17. Case Studies