12  Exposure and Vulnerability 🚧

12.1 Learning objectives

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Define exposure and vulnerability in the context of climate risk assessment
  • Distinguish between different types of vulnerability (physical, social, economic)
  • Understand methods for quantifying and mapping exposure
  • Apply vulnerability assessment frameworks to real-world scenarios
  • Integrate exposure and vulnerability data with hazard information for risk assessment

12.2 Further reading