ABSTRACT
This chapter explores a variety of perspectives around the argument that sustainable development (SD) can reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and enhance resilience among vulnerable populations to the consequences of natural hazard events. We first review the relationship between development, especially focusing on various aspects of poverty reduction, and vulnerability, followed by a discussion of the core principles of sustainable development and its promises. The concepts of sustainable development are often abstract so we introduce the sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA), which creates an explicit model and process of development, allowing planners and practitioners to identify areas of vulnerability and resiliency and to develop specific approaches for addressing vulnerabilities and enhancing resilience. This is followed by a discussion of sustainability and
3.1 Chapter Purpose ..................................................................................................................... 51 3.2 Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 52 3.3 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 52 3.4 Development and Vulnerability .............................................................................................. 53 3.5 The Sustainable Development Framework ............................................................................. 55
3.5.1 Environment ............................................................................................................... 56 3.5.2 Economic Factors ....................................................................................................... 56 3.5.3 Social Factors .............................................................................................................. 58 3.5.4 Post-Brundtland .......................................................................................................... 59 3.5.5 The Promise and Shortcomings/Limitations of Sustainable Development ................ 59
3.6 Sustainable Livelihoods Approach .........................................................................................60 3.6.1 Sustainable Livelihoods Approach Assets Defined ....................................................60 3.6.2 Sustainable Livelihoods and Vulnerability................................................................. 61
3.7 Sustainability and Resiliency ................................................................................................. 62 3.8 Sustainable Development and Vulnerability: The Case of Mondaña, Ecuador .....................64
