ABSTRACT：
Taiwan is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world, periodically affected by strong earthquakes that pose a risk to marginalised populations. Taiwanese indigenous peoples tend to be affected by structural inequalities, which influence the way they are affected by natural disasters, as well as post-disaster reconstruction, disaster preparedness, and recovery. Thus, there is a need for mapping the socio-economic vulnerability of settlements located in Indigenous Areas, especially vulnerable populations such as the elderly, women, children, and indigenous peoples. Socio-economic vulnerability is related to the local population's risks arising from the interaction between the social system and earthquake hazard. This article employs the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) computed from vulnerability indicators standardized using z-scores to assess and map socio-economic vulnerability in indigenous areas. The risk matrix combining SVI and hazard exposure identifies villages at the highest risk.
Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis reveals that villages in Indigenous Areas form a cluster of high SVI at the east coast and the southern part of the Ce |
