DISASTER
AN OVERVIEW
WHAT IS DISASTER?
Natural or man-caused event which causes intense negative impacts on people, goods and services and/or the environment, exceeding the affected community’s internal capability to respond adequately.
HAZARD
It is the potential for a natural or man-caused event to occur with negative consequences. A hazard becomes a disaster when the event causes intense negative impacts on people, goods and services. Hazards could classified in five groups: Natural Disaster, Technology disaster, Health disaster, Crime Disaster and Personal/man-made disaster.
* Natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, flood, fire)
* Technology disaster: building failure (roof collapse, water pipes burst) or computer failure (data or hardware lost or in jeopardy)
* Health disaster (epidemics, environmental catastrophe)
* Crime disaster: violent crime (workplace assault, hostage situation, bomb detonation, robbery) and cybercrime (hacking, identity theft/phishing, employee sabotage)
* Personal disaster (sudden death or disability, succession crisis due to retirement or illness)
VULNERABILITY
The extent to which a community’s structure, services or environment is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of a hazard. Vulnerability can be changed via prevention, mitigation and development activities.
RISK
The probability that a disaster will occur given the hazard and vulnerability.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
A collective term encompassing all aspects of planning for and responding to disasters, including both pre- and post disaster activities. It refers to both the risk and consequences of a disaster.
DEVELOPMENT
The cumulative and lasting increase, tied to social changes, in the quantity and quality of a community’s goods, services and resources, with the purpose of maintaining and improving the security and quality of human life.
DISASTER CYCLE
The idea here is that disasters happen in cycles. Parallel with the... [continues]
AN OVERVIEW
WHAT IS DISASTER?
Natural or man-caused event which causes intense negative impacts on people, goods and services and/or the environment, exceeding the affected community’s internal capability to respond adequately.
HAZARD
It is the potential for a natural or man-caused event to occur with negative consequences. A hazard becomes a disaster when the event causes intense negative impacts on people, goods and services. Hazards could classified in five groups: Natural Disaster, Technology disaster, Health disaster, Crime Disaster and Personal/man-made disaster.
* Natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, flood, fire)
* Technology disaster: building failure (roof collapse, water pipes burst) or computer failure (data or hardware lost or in jeopardy)
* Health disaster (epidemics, environmental catastrophe)
* Crime disaster: violent crime (workplace assault, hostage situation, bomb detonation, robbery) and cybercrime (hacking, identity theft/phishing, employee sabotage)
* Personal disaster (sudden death or disability, succession crisis due to retirement or illness)
VULNERABILITY
The extent to which a community’s structure, services or environment is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of a hazard. Vulnerability can be changed via prevention, mitigation and development activities.
RISK
The probability that a disaster will occur given the hazard and vulnerability.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
A collective term encompassing all aspects of planning for and responding to disasters, including both pre- and post disaster activities. It refers to both the risk and consequences of a disaster.
DEVELOPMENT
The cumulative and lasting increase, tied to social changes, in the quantity and quality of a community’s goods, services and resources, with the purpose of maintaining and improving the security and quality of human life.
DISASTER CYCLE
The idea here is that disasters happen in cycles. Parallel with the... [continues]
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