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The Cities of Eugene and Springfield developed this Community Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity Assessment Tool (‘the tool’). The purpose of the tool is to allow infrastructure managers, city planners, emergency management personnel, policy makers and others to assess and rate the vulnerability of critical sectors to natural hazards and other uncertainties.
A unique aspect of the tool is its utility in assessing city-level infrastructure and service sectors both individually and as an overall system. The conversations and assessment scores that result from applying the tool help to paint a more detailed picture of community vulnerabilities and interdependencies.
In addition to providing a narrative of the health of a community’s vital infrastructure and services, the assessment offers insights that suggest strategies to increase resilience across sectors. The results can be used to prioritize infrastructure improvements, hazard mitigation strategies or climate adaptation strategies. Ultimately, the results should help establish a course towards adaptive local and regional networks, and a more resilient community as a whole.
