Vulnerability and Geoethical Responses to Flooding in Informal Settlements: A Dual Study from Western Cape, South Africa, and Odisha, India

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Lübna Amal Amir
Pallavi Tiwari
Sarbani Misra

Abstract

Climate change has led to an increase in the frequency and magnitude of hurricanes, floods and wildfires. These events can have devastating impacts on human lives, infrastructure and the environment. Floods, in particular, are a major concern in many regions, as they can lead to widespread damage. Informal settlements are the most vulnerable places where marginalized communities are highly exposed to the risk and the impacts of floods, as they often lack proper infrastructure and are located in low-lying areas. Combining geosciences, human, and social sciences, with in mind, geoethics principles applied to disaster risk reduction, this work intends to analyze factors associated with flooding in the Western Cape (south west South Africa) and in Odisha (West Bengal, India) for two case studies of informal settlements where people are at a higher risk because of prior vulnerabilities.

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Amir, L.A., Tiwari, P. and Misra, S. (2023) “Vulnerability and Geoethical Responses to Flooding in Informal Settlements: A Dual Study from Western Cape, South Africa, and Odisha, India”, JOURNAL OF GEOETHICS AND SOCIAL GEOSCIENCES, 1(2), pp. 1–42. doi:10.13127/jgsg-32.
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Lübna Amal Amir, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria

Professor in Geosciences at the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Department of Geophysics, Algiers in Algeria. Phd in Geosciences from the University Henri Poincare in Nancy (France) (2002) and master degree in Geophysics from the Institute of Geophysics (EOST/IPGS) of Strasbourg (France) (1999). Her research focuses on GeoHazards and Vulnerability issues with a special interest in environmental and sustainable actions as natural solutions for prevention and risk reduction.

Pallavi Tiwari, Department of Physical Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India

Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India. She is also a doctoral scholar at the same institute with a research focus on environmental health risk assessment in urban planning. She holds a Masters in Planning with specialization in Urban Planning and Bachelors in Architecture.

Sarbani Misra, Indira Gandhi Technical University for Women, New Delhi, India

Urban planning consultant working in Odisha (India) and at the Indira Gandhi Delhi University for Women (New Delhi, India).

How to Cite

Amir, L.A., Tiwari, P. and Misra, S. (2023) “Vulnerability and Geoethical Responses to Flooding in Informal Settlements: A Dual Study from Western Cape, South Africa, and Odisha, India”, JOURNAL OF GEOETHICS AND SOCIAL GEOSCIENCES, 1(2), pp. 1–42. doi:10.13127/jgsg-32.

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