Social Vulnerability Index Flooding

The authors developed a composite social vulnerability index for flooding in Sweden by combining stakeholder participation with an indicator-based framework. The resulting index revealed that social vulnerability is unevenly distributed and mirrors income segregation patterns within municipalities, providing a tool for more equitable flood risk reduction strategies.

• The developed social vulnerability index is more effective at capturing municipal-level nuances than national-level approaches.
• Social vulnerability is spatially uneven and reflects existing patterns of income segregation within the municipality.
• There is a disconnect between vulnerability and exposure, as several areas with low social vulnerability scores experience high flood exposure.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Social Vulnerability Index Flooding. https://www.sei.org/publications/social-vulnerability-index-flooding/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Social Vulnerability Index Flooding. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/social-vulnerability-index-flooding/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Social Vulnerability Index Flooding |date=29 May 2023 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/social-vulnerability-index-flooding/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023social, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Social Vulnerability Index Flooding}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/social-vulnerability-index-flooding/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }