Part 1

Here you will identify the types of vulnerability of coastal populations.

The box below contains a list of components of the human-environment system that could contribute to the vulnerability of U.S. coastal residents to hurricane winds and storm surge. Each of the components in the box contributes primarily to one of the three dimensions of hurricane vulnerability: exposure, sensitivity, or adaptive capacity.

To complete the first part of the activity, match each of these components with the appropriate dimension of hurricane vulnerability. To match a component with a dimension, click on the component in the box and drag it into the appropriate section of the Vulnerability Scoping Diagram (VSD): Exposure, Sensitivity, or Adaptive Capacity. If the drag and drop function does not work, print or sketch the VSD and write each of the components into the appropriate section of the VSD.

Components

To sort the components, use the worksheet to add them to the appropriate VSD section in the diagram below.

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Figure 10.30: VSD for hurricane vulnerability.