Changes in social vulnerability to flooding: a quasi-experimental analysis

In this study we estimate how flooded areas evolve on measures of social vulnerability over both the long and short term in Calgary, Canada. The first part of our analysis describes trends in indicators of social vulnerability across different levels of flood hazard over a 25-year period. The second part of our analysis uses a quasi-experimental study design to estimate short-term changes in social vulnerability in Calgary which may, in part, …