Publication - Research and analysis

Mapping flood disadvantage in Scotland 2015: report

Published: 23 December 2015
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change
ISBN: 9781785448478

This research identifies and maps the neighbourhoods in Scotland that would be most disadvantaged by flooding.

Supporting documents

List of Tables

Table 1. Thematic domains against the dimensions of social vulnerability to flooding

Table 2. Indicators used in the assessment of social vulnerability to flooding

Table 3. Classes of social vulnerability to flooding and flood disadvantage

Table 4. Flood maps used (SEPA, version 1.1, March 2015)

Table 5. Exposure of data zones and residential addresses to flooding

Table 6. Data zones of different levels of social vulnerability to flooding

Table 7. Levels of flood disadvantage in Scotland

Table 8. Urban-rural classification of the data zones (Scottish Government, 2014c)

Table 9. Number of acutely and extremely disadvantaged data zones by six-fold urban-rural classification

Table 10. Number of data zones exposed to flooding in the case study authorities

Table 11. Values of social vulnerability to flooding indicators for the selected data zones (identified by codes) in three case-study authorities

Table 12. Case study local authority workshop participants

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