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Large portions of the Uttarakhand state have hilly terrain, which made it more susceptible toward hazards of both kinds e.g., natural and man-made. Due to its unique topography, state is endowed with huge amount of natural resources and biodiversity. In last couple of decades anthropogenic activities in the region increased exponentially which has exposed the communities living in the region to hazards making them more sensitive. Based on the district-wise secondary data of demographic structure, availability of health facilities and various socio economic indicators, ‘Exposer’ of the communities toward hazards, their level of ‘Sensitivity’ and ‘Adaptive capacity’ which is their capability to cope with these challenges, are calculated. At least seven out of 13 districts have low exposer and low sensitivity while all the districts except Udham Singh Nagar have shown moderate adaptive capacity. Dehradun is most sensitive while Udham Singh Nagar is the only district, which has low adaptive capacity.
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Kumar, S., Kumar, P., Singh, A., Ashwani, Kumar, M. (2022). Socio Economic Livelihood Vulnerability to Mountain Hazards: A Case of Uttarakhand Himalaya, India. In: Singh, R.B., Kumar, M., Tripathi, D.K. (eds) Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Policy Decision Support. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7731-1_8
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