Flooding hazard in the Tagus estuarine area: The challenge of scale in vulnerability assessments

The extracted principal components identified the vulnerability drivers in the riverside and surrounding areas. These drivers identify the urban context, the family structure, and the socio-economic condition expressed in terms of housing characteristics, education, mobility and commuting as the dimensions that most differentiate territorial and individuals' vulnerability. Applications of vulnerability research in risk management are found in the fields of risk communication, stakeholders' involvement and strategic and operational planning in emergency planning as in other concurring sectors.