Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Lecture Notes

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Hazard

A natural event, phenomenon, or human activity that has the potential to cause damage, injury, or disruption to people, property, and the environment.

Vulnerability

Conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and governmental factors that increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazards.

Exposure

The presence of people, infrastructure, or economic activities in areas that may be affected by hazards.

Disaster Risk

The potential losses caused by the interaction of hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and capacity.

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

Efforts aimed at minimizing vulnerabilities and disaster risks.

Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)

Focuses on the participation of community members in identifying hazards and reducing risks in their area.

Single-hazard Risk Analysis

A community-based hazard classification that provides relevant information on the location, scale, frequency, and severity of hazard events.

Primary Effects of Disasters

Direct effects manifested from the disaster itself, such as infrastructure damage.

Secondary Effects of Disasters

Arise from primary effects and include processes such as evacuation and loss of livelihoods.

Tertiary Effects of Disasters

Effects that take time to manifest and may spread among community members, like economic disruptions.

Acceptable Risk

Risks that can be tolerated and won’t cause adverse damage, often used as a basis for building codes.

Residual Risk

Disaster risk that remains after efforts of disaster risk reduction.

Intensive Disaster Risk

Disaster risk characterized by low severity but mid-to-high frequency.

Extensive Disaster Risk

Disaster risk that is low severity but high frequency.

Emergency Management

The process of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters.

Psychological Perspective in Disaster Analysis

The mental response to impacts of disasters, including anxiety and trauma.

Physical Perspective in Disaster Analysis

Focus on visible and tangible materials affected by disasters, such as buildings and infrastructure.

Political Perspective in Disaster Analysis

Targeting how government services are used to reduce disaster risk and losses.

Geospatial Tools

Tools used in risk assessments for mapping and visualizing disaster risks.

Cascading Disaster Effects

Effects that occur after an initial disaster, potentially leading to additional challenges and losses.