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Assessing socio-economic vulnerability for development: evidence from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

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Title Assessing socio-economic vulnerability for development: evidence from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
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Subject Socio-economic Vulnerability, Adaptive Capacity, Sensitivity, SEVI, Ahmednagar
 
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Vulnerability assessment is vital for developing appropriate adaptation measures to improve community
resilience. This research aims to assess the socio-economic vulnerability of the Ahmednagar district in
Maharashtra state using a novel Socio-Economic Vulnerability Index (SEVI). Ahmednagar is one of the
most populous and progressive districts with a high Human Development Index (HDI) value (0.72).
This study covered all the 14 tehsils of the Ahmednagar district and used secondary data sources for
assessing sensitivity and adaptive capacity. Ahmednagar district had low social sensitivity (0.28) with
moderate social adaptive capacity (0.48) whereas high economic sensitivity (0.63) with low economic
adaptive capacity (0.38). Overall, the SEVI score of Ahmednagar district was low (0.30). However, tehsil
level analysis showed high vulnerability scores for 5 tehsils namely Nevasa, Shrirampur, Shevgaon,
Rahuri and Jamkhed, which need special attention on social sensitivity aspects. The one-way ANOVA
test also revealed statistically significant differences among tehsils in terms of each of the SEVI indicators,
suggesting location-specific interventions to reduce sensitivity and increase adaptive capacity. The study
identified key drivers that pushed sensitivity up (higher proportion of small and marginal farmers; longer
distance to town and hospital) and lowered adaptive capacity (poor housing condition and amenities;
poor transport and communication; less livestock population) in identified highly vulnerable tehsils for
concerted efforts.
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Date 2023-05-16T04:14:05Z
2023-05-16T04:14:05Z
2022-07-12
 
Type Journal
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/77448
 
Language English
 
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Publisher ResearchGate