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hazard
dangerous phenomena, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage
risk
involves exposure to natural hazard including the adverse effects of climate changes and the vulnerability of societies
disaster
serious disruption of the functioning of the community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses and impacts which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources
biological hazard
a dengue outbreak can be considered as what type of hazard
natural or geological hazard
a volcanic eruption can be considered as what type of hazard?
hazard
a crack in the wall of a school building can be considered as?
ground shaking
it is the disruptive up-down and sideway movement experienced during an earthquake
liquefaction
when a body of sediments is transformed into a liquid state, it can be assumed that it underwent the process of?
earthquake
tsunami is caused by?
natural disasters
can destroy a whole community in an instant
man-made disaster
caused by human beings
Whittow
a perceived natural/geophysical event that has the potential to threaten both life and property
exposure
situation of people, and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas
vulnerability
diminished capacity of someone to anticipate, cope with, resists, and recover from the impact of a natural or man-made hazard
risk modifiers
vulnerability is also referred to as ________ _________ and characteristics and circumstances that makes them susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard
physical vulnerability
type of vulnerability such as poor location
social/organizational vulnerability
type of vulnerability from conflict in the community
motivational
type of vulnerability due to the attitude of dependence and hopelessness
institutional
type of vulnerability as a result of inefficient barangay governance
mitigation
lessening or minimizing of the adverse impact of a hazardous event
susceptibility
State or fact of being susceptible to being influenced or hurt by anything
capacity
Combination of all the strengths, attributes, and resources available
acceptable risk
the extent to which a disaster risk is deemed acceptable or tolerable depending on existing social, economic, political, cultural, technical, and environmental conditions
tolerable risk
more hazardous than acceptable risk
residual risk
disaster risk that remains even when effective disaster risk reduction measures are in place
disaster risk formula
Exposure x Vulnerability/Capacity
disaster risk
Potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets which could occur to a system, society, or a community in a specific period of time