Dynamic-spatial Vulnerability Assessments: A Methodical Review for Decision Support in Emergency Planning for Power Outages

Spatial vulnerability assessments are frequently used methods to facilitate the preparation of emergency plans. Most assessments consider vulnerabilities from a static point of view. However, some emergencies like power outages require dynamic pre-planning and response. Dynamic approaches are requested since consequences of power outages depend mainly on the duration, the day time, and coping capacities that are available in affected facilities. The key message of this paper is a reflection on how and which dynamic aspects should be integrated in indicator-based vulnerability assessments.