June 19, 2020
These publications were recently added to the SoVI® - USC’s Social Vulnerability Index Publications on the VMAP Publications page.

 Social Vulnerability Index and obesity: An empirical study in the US

 Patient‑ and area‑level predictors of prostate cancer among South Carolina veterans: a spatial analysis

 Measuring social equity in flood recovery funding

 Social Vulnerability and Procedural Equity: Exploring the Distribution of Disaster Aid Across Counties in the United States

 Comparing index-based vulnerability assessments in the Mississippi Delta: Implications of contrasting theories, indicators, and aggregation methodologies

 How Valid Are Social Vulnerability Models?

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October 28, 2019
How Our Data Can Help You Dig Into Disasters
For most of 2019, we’ve been investigating natural disasters, particularly those that science shows are intensified by the planet’s warming. We now have data you can use as a guide to look for impacts...

May 2019
Our newest version of the Social Vulnerability Mapping Tool has just been released! In VMAP-v2, users are now able to produce tract level SoVI® maps, reports, images, shapefiles, and factor score data files for multiple areas of interest including: State, County, City, Congressional District, and Watershed or a user defined region. Depending on your planning needs, the mapping tool now provides three unique analysis packages: Premier, Advanced, and Basic. Package samples are available to preview prior to purchasing. Single state reports for census year 2015 or older are still being provided at no cost.

November 2017
While emergency managers at all levels have shown an interest in identifying vulnerable populations before and after disasters, the ability to systematically measure or monitor social vulnerability—the differential disaster impacts on social groups based on pre-event social conditions and capacities to adequately prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptive events—across a range of places has been lacking.

October 2017
Dr. Christopher Emrich, with the University of Central Florida, partnered with the Hazards & Vulnerability Research Institute at the University of South Carolina, and OXFAM America to map the social vulnerability and impact of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

October 2017
One week after being pummelled by Hurricane Maria the island is struggling to recover.

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September 2017
University of Central Florida Professor of Environmental Science & Public Administration – and hurricane expert – Christopher Emrich interviewed with Knight News Wednesday on the impact of Irma on Central Florida.

Emrich on Knights News

September 2017
Millions of Floridians were without power in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Crews at utility companies across the state worked feverishly to get customers back up and running, but some may remain without power for weeks to come.

September 2017
Dr Bhardwaj, Ad guy, SFU clansmen, neighbourhood pools, Uber and the Green Party, mansion tax, Reconcile This, Rob Shaw on NDP positions, Liberal leader candidate Michael Lee

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October 2016
Christopher Emrich is studying the impact of Hurricane Matthew. He explains why in 2016, more than a decade on from the 2004 hurricane season, the power grid is still vulnerable to big storms.

September 2014
Dr. Christopher T. Emrich, PhD and Peter Georgantopoulos, PhD (c)

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