From Vulnerability to Adaptation to Climate Change: Food for Thoughts in Social Sciences - Vulnerability of Coastal Ecosystems and Adaptation - page 239

Figure 6.4. The Pressure and Release model (from [BLA 94])
The first dimension is related to the characteristics of a human
system when the hazard arises. The latter can indeed highlight latent
flaws in terms of the electricity networks and/or communication
networks. It can also reveal a certain level of fragility of the
environment due to the human activities, economic and/or political