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Figure 6.1. General structure of the chapter
Building on these bases, section 6.3 develops the hypothesis
according to which the present level of vulnerability is rooted in
historical characteristics proper to the shaping of the society and its
territory. This section provides a global and systemic approach to
vulnerability through six broad factors of influence: the spatial
configuration, the sensitivity of the ecosystems, social cohesion, the
diversification of the economic and subsistence activities, the political
and institutional organization, and the living conditions.