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Disaster vulnerability focuses on the interaction of hazards with human characteristics and settlements. Vulnerability is shaped by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors and can be categorized into internal and external components. The chapter emphasizes the need to understand diverse characteristics of communities to improve disaster risk management strategies effectively.
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Disaster vulnerability focuses on the interaction of hazards with human characteristics and settlements. Vulnerability is shaped by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors and can be categorized into internal and external components. The chapter emphasizes the need to understand diverse characteristics of communities to improve disaster risk management strategies effectively.
Disasters are the result of complex interactions between physical hazards and human vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability is not solely determined by the hazard's intensity but also by the exposure and resilience of the affected population.
Improving disaster risk management requires a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics and capacities of vulnerable communities.
A condition determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors that affects how a community will be impacted by a hazard.
The function of the hazard, exposure of people and settlements to that hazard, and the vulnerability of those exposed.
The ability of individuals or communities to anticipate, resist, and recover from the impact of hazards.
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Estimated Time
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Passing Score
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