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ROLE OF SOCIOECONOMIC RESILIENCE IN COPING WITH FLOOD VULNERABILITIES IN DISTRICT CHARSADDA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).20      10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).20      Published : Jun 2021

Role of Socio-Economic Resilience in Coping with Flood Vulnerabilities in District Charsadda

Abstract

    This quantitative study was conducted in the union council Agra of district Charsadda. Primary information was collected from the sample size of 150 male respondents. A conceptual framework consisting of the independent and dependent variables was cross-tabulated through the application of Chi-Square test statistics to ascertain the association between the two variables. The study revealed a significant association (P?0.05) of local community response with the statements such as poor families are more vulnerable to flooding; awareness about flood vulnerabilities; economic status reduces flood vulnerability; people buy cheap land for houses; people living on the river bank and side walls reduce flood vulnerabilities. The study recommends that government and local authorities should take responsibility for protecting the lives and properties of the people in flood-vulnerable areas through safety measures and make effective policies to measure the vulnerability and damage caused by floods among low-income families.

    (1) Muhammad Kaleem
    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Jehan Zeb
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdullah
    Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Political Science, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Kaleem, M., Zeb, J., & Abdullah. (2021). Role of Socio-Economic Resilience in Coping with Flood Vulnerabilities in District Charsadda. Global Social Sciences Review, VI(II), 198-203. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).20

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Kaleem, Muhammad, Jehan Zeb, and Abdullah. 2021. "Role of Socio-Economic Resilience in Coping with Flood Vulnerabilities in District Charsadda." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II): 198-203 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).20

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KALEEM, M., ZEB, J. & ABDULLAH. 2021. Role of Socio-Economic Resilience in Coping with Flood Vulnerabilities in District Charsadda. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 198-203.

MHRA

    MHRA : Kaleem, Muhammad, Jehan Zeb, and Abdullah. 2021. "Role of Socio-Economic Resilience in Coping with Flood Vulnerabilities in District Charsadda." Global Social Sciences Review, VI: 198-203

MLA

    MLA : Kaleem, Muhammad, Jehan Zeb, and Abdullah. "Role of Socio-Economic Resilience in Coping with Flood Vulnerabilities in District Charsadda." Global Social Sciences Review, VI.II (2021): 198-203 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Kaleem, Muhammad, Zeb, Jehan, and Abdullah, (2021), "Role of Socio-Economic Resilience in Coping with Flood Vulnerabilities in District Charsadda", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II), 198-203

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Kaleem, Muhammad, Jehan Zeb, and Abdullah. "Role of Socio-Economic Resilience in Coping with Flood Vulnerabilities in District Charsadda." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. II (2021): 198-203. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).20