Social vulnerability index-assessment for Iceland

• Main Author: Ströberg, Carl Andreas Fossick, 1985-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Þéttbýlismyndun; Umhverfisaðlögun; Náttúruhamfarir; Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/32030

Although much attention has been given to urbanization and rural development issues in Iceland, their effect on communities vulnerability to environmental hazards has so far been given less attention. This study assesses the impact that urbanization in Iceland has on the socio-economic conditions th...