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Box 9.1 Everyday and extensive risk in Calton

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Part III - Chapter 9

9.1 Multi-dimensional poverty,

everyday risks and disasters

Multi-dimensional poverty experienced in hazard-exposed areas means that conditions of everyday risk become configured as patterns of extensive disaster risk.

In the wealthy town of Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, men live to an average age of 82. Just 12 kilometres down the road, in Calton, Glasgow, they die at 54 on average (Government of Scotland, 2009

Government of Scotland. 2009,National Forum on Drug Related Deaths in Scotland Annual Report 2008-09, Edinburgh: The Scottish Government.. .

). Male life expectancy in Calton is lower than in the Gaza Strip, where men

Table 9.1 Male mortality (age 0-64, per 100,000) from selected causes within each SIMD deprivation quintile, 2000-2002.

(Source: UNISDR with data from the SIMD.4)

can expect to live until the age of 71,1 or in Iraq, where after 20 years of sanctions and war, male life expectancy is 66 years.2 Only 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Sierra Leone, Chad and the Democratic Republic of Congo have a lower male life expectancy than Calton.3 Given the link between poverty and disaster risk, it may come as no surprise that Calton also sees regular flooding (Box 9.1).

The case of Calton epitomizes how economic poverty, together with other poverty factors such as powerlessness, exclusion, low literacy and discrimination, translates into conditions

The concentration of capital generates social and territorial inequalities. The world is nearing what can be considered absolute levels of inequality, and sectors and territories without comparative advantages for capital accumulation are being left behind. In those areas, disaster risk is associated with an absence of development characterized by low levels of investment in risk-reducing infrastructure, an absence of social and environmental protection, and rural and urban poverty.

Calton is an underprivileged district in Glasgow, Scotland. Poverty, drugs and alcohol, crime and poor health are rampant. A full 44 per cent of its inhabitants are on incapacity benefits and 37 per cent live in workless households (Government of Scotland, 2009

Government of Scotland. 2009,National Forum on Drug Related Deaths in Scotland Annual Report 2008-09, Edinburgh: The Scottish Government.. .

). This level of deprivation exists within walking distance of Glasgow’s most upmarket shopping district, a clear reflection of high levels of inequality in close vicinity.

In Scotland, mortality due to causes such as respiratory and liver diseases, accidents, drug and alcohol-related disorders, self-harm and assault in the most deprived areas like Calton are higher than in the least deprived areas by an order of magnitude on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD; Table 9.1).

	Box 9.1 Everyday and extensive risk in Calton 184 Part III - Chapter 9 9.1 Multi-dimensional poverty, everyday risks and disasters Multi-dimensional poverty experienced in hazard-exposed areas means that conditions of everyday risk become configured as patterns of extensive disaster risk. In the wealthy town of Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, men live to an average age of 82. Just 12 kilometres down the road, in Calton, Glasgow, they die at 54 on average (Government of Scotland, 2009 x Government of Scotland. 2009,National Forum on Drug Related Deaths in Scotland Annual Report 2008-09, Edinburgh: The Scottish Government.. . ). Male life expectancy in Calton is lower than in the Gaza Strip, where men Table 9.1 Male mortality (age 0-64, per 100,000) from selected causes within each SIMD deprivation quintile, 2000-2002. (Source: UNISDR with data from the SIMD.4) can expect to live until the age of 71,1 or in Iraq, where after 20 years of sanctions and war, male life expectancy is 66 years.2 Only 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Sierra Leone, Chad and the Democratic Republic of Congo have a lower male life expectancy than Calton.3 Given the link between poverty and disaster risk, it may come as no surprise that Calton also sees regular flooding (Box 9.1). The case of Calton epitomizes how economic poverty, together with other poverty factors such as powerlessness, exclusion, low literacy and discrimination, translates into conditions The concentration of capital generates social and territorial inequalities. The world is nearing what can be considered absolute levels of inequality, and sectors and territories without comparative advantages for capital accumulation are being left behind. In those areas, disaster risk is associated with an absence of development characterized by low levels of investment in risk-reducing infrastructure, an absence of social and environmental protection, and rural and urban poverty. Calton is an underprivileged district in Glasgow, Scotland. Poverty, drugs and alcohol, crime and poor health are rampant. A full 44 per cent of its inhabitants are on incapacity benefits and 37 per cent live in workless households (Government of Scotland, 2009 x Government of Scotland. 2009,National Forum on Drug Related Deaths in Scotland Annual Report 2008-09, Edinburgh: The Scottish Government.. . ). This level of deprivation exists within walking distance of Glasgow’s most upmarket shopping district, a clear reflection of high levels of inequality in close vicinity. In Scotland, mortality due to causes such as respiratory and liver diseases, accidents, drug and alcohol-related disorders, self-harm and assault in the most deprived areas like Calton are higher than in the least deprived areas by an order of magnitude on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD; Table 9.1).	Page 1 Page 10 Page 20 Page 30 Page 40 Page 50 Page 60 Page 70 Page 80 Page 90 Page 100 Page 110 Page 120 Page 130 Page 140 Page 150 Page 160 Page 170 Page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Page 179 Page 180 Page 181 Page 182 Page 183 Page 184 Page 185 ->Page 186 Page 187 Page 188 Page 189 Page 190 Page 191 Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 200 Page 210 Page 220 Page 230 Page 240 Page 250 Page 260 Page 270 Page 280 Page 290 Page 300 Page 310