The goal of the project was to produce hazard, vulnerability, and risk maps of the London Borough of Hounslow for improved emergency planning. The team collected hazard information from the Community Risk Register and emergency plans to identify and map hazards. We used 2011 UK Census data to identify and map vulnerable populations who might be more susceptible to harm and slower to recover from hazard events. The team combined several Census variables to produce composite indices of vulnerability (‘Economic Stability,’ ‘Minority Status,’ ‘Evacuation,’ and ‘Public Health’). The maps of hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks will be used by the Contingency Planning Unit of the London Borough of Hounslow to better prepare for emergencies in the future.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Lonergan, Scott Phillip
• Lemoine, Adam Christopher
• Marotta, Alison L.
• Lipson, Daniel Evan

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Security
• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043015-071550

Keyword

• Risk management
• Emergency management

Advisor

• Stapleton, Patricia A.
• Golding, Dominic

Year

• 2015

Center

• London, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• London Borough of Hounslow, Contingency Planning U

Date created

• 2015-04-30

Location

• London

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright