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http://dx.doi.org/10.11108/kagis.2016.19.1.001

Development of Web-Based Supporting Tool (VESTAP) for Climate Change Vulnerability Assesment in Lower and Municipal-Level Local Governments  

OH, Kwan-Young (Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change. Korea Environment Institute)
LEE, Moung-Jin (Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change. Korea Environment Institute)
HAN, Do-Eun (Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change. Korea Environment Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies / v.19, no.1, 2016 , pp. 1-11 More about this Journal
Abstract
Climate change is the issue that attracts the most attention in the field of environment, as well as the most challenging task faced by the human race. There are various ways to resolve this issue. South Korea has established the primary and secondary national climate change adaptation plans at the national level, and is making it compulsory for each local government (lower and municipal-level) to establish climate change adaptation plans. Climate change vulnerability assessment plays an essential role in establishing climate change adaptation action plans. However, vulnerability assessment has a difficulty performing individual assessments since the results are produced through complex calculations of multiple impact factors. Accordingly, this study developed a web-based supporting tool(VESTAP) for climate change vulnerability assesment that can be used by lower and municipal-level local governments. The VESTAP consists of impact DB and vulnerability assessment and display tool. The index DB includes total 455 impacts of future climate data simulated with RCP (Representative Concentration Pathways) 4.5 and 8.5, atmospheric environment data, other humanities and social statistics, and metadata. The display tool has maximized convenience by providing various analytical functions such as spatial distribution, bias and schematization of each vulnerability assessment result. A pilot test of health vulnerability assessment by particulate matters in Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City was performed using the VESTAP, and Bukang-myeon showed the highest vulnerability. By using the developed tool, each local government is expected to be able to establish climate change adaptation action plans more easily and conveniently based on scientific evidence.
Keywords
Climate Change; Vulnerability Assessment; Web-Based; Adaptation Capacity; VESTAP;
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