The Point Bonitation Method and Its Adaptation in Risk Studies: A Case Study in Sri Lanka’s Cities in the Coastal Zone

Dorota Rucińska and Martyna Zagrzejewska
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Dorota Rucińska: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland
Martyna Zagrzejewska: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: Article proposes using weighting method named the Point Bonitation Method, a popular interdisciplinary method, especially in the tourism and socio-economic geography, for giving optional direction to further researching tsunami risk. This method qualifies and quantifies those factors that lead to natural disasters so that it is possible to make comparisons with their roles in disaster areas. This case study in Sri Lanka shows a specific result that is quantification of vulnerability by regions and can be used and developed locally for disaster risk management and reduction. This paper presents discussion about other possible reasons of high risk in regions.

Keywords: Point Bonitation Method; Sri Lanka’s cities; socio-economic risk reduction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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