Lunenburg Part 2 - Section 5 - Social Vulnerability - August 30.pdf

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SENIORS LIVING ALONE 95 LONE PARENTS 96 NO SECONDARY EDUCATION 97 LANGUAGE – NO KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH OR FRENCH 98 RECENT IMMIGRANTS 99 VISIBLE MINORITIES 101 ABORIGINAL IDENTITY 102 APPENDIX D: RADAR DIAGRAMS FOR EACH DISSEMINATION AREA IN THE DISTRICT OF LUNENBURG 103 APPENDIX E: LIST OF SERVICES 112 vii
Introduction Social vulnerability refers to the inability of individuals or groups to withstand negative impacts from stressors. While social vulnerability is experienced on an individual level, it is determined on a social, cultural and political level: people are socially vulnerable not because of inherent characteristics, but because of socially, culturally, and politically determined levels of access to various resources. Socially vulnerable individuals and groups are those members of society that experience marginalization and exclusion, and therefore limited access to the resources they require to successfully endure challenging situations. Emergency management planning is a component of climate change adaptation planning. It is directed at being prepared for acute conditions (such as storm surge) or avoiding long term conditions, such as placing critical infrastructure (service centres, or emergency routes) or vulnerable populations (seniors, infirmed, economically disadvantaged) in locations at risk of climate change impacts (such as storm flooding and sea level rise inundation in coastal areas). Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of various geographic areas within a municipality will allow emergency management planners to target each area with the most appropriate type of assistance, and will support land use decisions, broadly, in order to reduce overall vulnerability. Rationale and Objectives The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate social vulnerability to climate change impacts in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The study uses data aggregated at the dissemination area level to assess the prevalence of characteristics contributing to the social vulnerability of individuals and households, and represents this vulnerability spatially, illustrated with maps and diagrams. The objectives of this study area: to generate an index of social vulnerability for application in Nova Scotia; to identify residential areas and populations in the District of Lunenburg with high levels of social vulnerability, and community services that serve socially vulnerable people; to suggest the possible impacts of climate change, specifically storm surge flooding, on socially vulnerable populations and areas in the District of Lunenburg; and to suggest opportunities for reducing adverse impacts on socially vulnerable populations in the District of Lunenburg. A second purpose of the study is to generate a methodology for assessing social vulnerability that may be applied in other Nova Scotia municipalities, in order to assist them in meeting the upcoming requirement to create a Climate Change Action Plan. Many municipalities in Nova Scotia are small and have limited capacity and resources. Therefore, the most suitable methodology for assessing social vulnerability will be easily replicated; use readily available data; and require minimal technological capacity or expert knowledge. The results of this study will provide information that facilitates decisions by the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg on how to minimize storm surge impacts on its citizens by focusing emergency management planning on high-risk populations and areas. The results will also 1
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pharmacies, for medical services. I
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Figure 7: Storm Surge Scenarios wit
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The Plan also addresses the need fo
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A related ICSP strategic goal is to
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While the Economic Development Stra
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Oakland The Oakland Secondary Plann
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to maintain existing conditions and
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patterns and potential dangers (“
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new residents, seasonal residents,
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vulnerabilities for individuals wit
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Two coastal dissemination areas hav
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about this program and use their kn
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Groome, P. (2010). Census Changes H
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Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography
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and analyzed using a Decision Tree
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Dolan, A.H., and I.J. Walker. “Un
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in health care or mitigating socioe
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Appendix B: Table of Indicators and
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No Secondary Education Adger et al.
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Appendix C: Maps of Profile by Indi
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Government Transfer Payments This s
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Children The District has a Below A
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Seniors Living Alone The District h
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No Secondary Education Social vulne
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dissemination areas where no reside
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Visible Minorities The District of
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Appendix D: Radar Diagrams for each
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DA 123 DA 124 Aboriginal Identity V
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DA 160 DA 161 Aboriginal Identity V
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Mahone Bay Food Bank Hospital, Long
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