Risk Factors Underlying Disaster
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- These are processes or conditions, often development-related, that influence the level of disaster risk by increasing levels of exposure and vulnerability or reducing capacity.
- Name the 3 Elements of Risk Factors.
- What element of risk factors are the elements at risk from a natural or man-made hazard event?
- What element of risk factors is a potentially dangerous physical occurrence, human activity that may result in loss of life or injury, property damage, economic disruption, or environmental degradation?
- What element of risk factors is the condition determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazard?
- This is the reduction of the level of vulnerability and exposure is possible by keeping people and property as distant as possible from hazards.
- Name the 4 Common Risk Factors.
- What common risk factor measures those who experience disaster first-hand and have the highest risk of developing future mental health problems, followed by those in contract with the victims such as rescue workers and health care practitioners?
- What common risk factor is where female gender suffers more adverse effects. This worsens when children are present at home. Marital relationships are placed under strain?
- What complex risk factor is currently increasing the exposure of assets in hazard-prone areas, globalized economic development provides an opportunity to build resilience if effectively managed participating in risk-sensitive development strategies such as investing in protective infrastructure, environmental management, and upgrading informal settlements, risk can be reduced?
- What complex risk factors is impoverished people are more likely to live in hazard-exposed areas and are less able to invest in risk-reducing measures?
- What common risk factor is a new wave of urbanization is unfolding in hazard-exposed countries with it, new opportunities for resilient investment emerge?
- What complex risk factors are investment environments in which public sector actors are unable or unwilling to assume their roles and responsibilities in protecting rights, providing basic services, and public services?
- In Weak Governance, this refers to the specific arrangements that societies put in place to manage their disaster risk within a broader context of risk governance?
- What common risk factor where evidence indicates that severe mental problems resulting from disasters are more prevalent in developing countries like the Philippines?
- What common risk factor adults in the age range of 40-60 are more stressed after disasters but in general, children exhibit more stress after disasters than adults do?
- What type of complex risk factor can increase disaster risk in a variety of ways – by altering the frequency and intensity of hazard events, affecting vulnerability to hazards, and changing exposure patterns?
- What type of complex risk factor are changes to the environment can influence the frequency and intensity of hazards, as well as our exposure and vulnerability to these hazards?
- Name the 6 Complex Risk Factors.