Climate Vulnerability Regarding Heat Waves – A Case Study in Hungary
One form of climate change vulnerability is the increase in the number, frequency and length of heat waves related to temperature rise. The protection against the health and sanitary risks of heat waves will pose a major challenge at national, regional, as well as local level in the future. The aim...
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| description | One form of climate change vulnerability is the increase in the number, frequency and length of heat waves related to temperature rise. The protection against the health and sanitary risks of heat waves will pose a major challenge at national, regional, as well as local level in the future.
The aim of the study is to present the main results of an assessment of climate change vulnerability conducted in a research project. Through statistical analyses, vulnerability was calculated based on the exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity at district level (LAU1), which is a complex information carrier about the vulnerability of population and institutions to heat waves. The territorial differences of vulnerability proved the West-East division of the country, but the centre-periphery relation also plays role in the development of territorial pattern.
Based on statistical examinations it is ascertainable, that, in total, 42.5% of the country’s territory, where currently 39.5% of the population live, is severe and extreme vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
The main results of the research can also be used as suggestions for the local decision-making related to the preparation for and adaptation to the health effects and sanitary consequences of heat waves. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ea8690ea3184184967fb981cdf94f862025-02-02T02:47:17ZcesUniversity of South BohemiaDETUROPE1821-25062018-12-011035369Climate Vulnerability Regarding Heat Waves – A Case Study in HungaryAnnamária Uzzoli0Dániel Szilágyi1Attila Bán2Institute for Regional Studies, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, HungaryHungarian Central Statistical Office, HungaryKatona József Library of Bács-Kiskun County, Kecskemét, HungaryOne form of climate change vulnerability is the increase in the number, frequency and length of heat waves related to temperature rise. The protection against the health and sanitary risks of heat waves will pose a major challenge at national, regional, as well as local level in the future. The aim of the study is to present the main results of an assessment of climate change vulnerability conducted in a research project. Through statistical analyses, vulnerability was calculated based on the exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity at district level (LAU1), which is a complex information carrier about the vulnerability of population and institutions to heat waves. The territorial differences of vulnerability proved the West-East division of the country, but the centre-periphery relation also plays role in the development of territorial pattern. Based on statistical examinations it is ascertainable, that, in total, 42.5% of the country’s territory, where currently 39.5% of the population live, is severe and extreme vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The main results of the research can also be used as suggestions for the local decision-making related to the preparation for and adaptation to the health effects and sanitary consequences of heat waves.http://www.deturope.eu/img/upload/content_35384899.pdfclimate changeheat wavevulnerabilityhealth effecthungary |
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| title | Climate Vulnerability Regarding Heat Waves – A Case Study in Hungary |
| title_full | Climate Vulnerability Regarding Heat Waves – A Case Study in Hungary |
| title_fullStr | Climate Vulnerability Regarding Heat Waves – A Case Study in Hungary |
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| title_short | Climate Vulnerability Regarding Heat Waves – A Case Study in Hungary |
| title_sort | climate vulnerability regarding heat waves a case study in hungary |
| topic | climate change heat wave vulnerability health effect hungary |
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