hazard - whether natural or human made in origin is always present in any place
vulnerability - the susceptibility or proneness of a person, community, property or physical asset, and systems when exposed to the impact of a hazard
levelofvulnerability - can be viewed as the strength or weakness of an element either a person, material asset, or environment being exposed to a specific hazard
republic act 10121 - defined vulnerability as the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard
poorpeople - are more vulnerable to disasters
vulnerability of physical assets - or property can lead to structural damages and collapsed to wreckage when exposed to a strong hazard
physical - refers to tangible objects such as equipment, and infrastructure. It also includes properties of economic and cultural value
social - refers to human beings, community life, and human interaction
economic - refers to activities related to income generation to support a standard of living
environmental - refers to ecosystems and wildlife
3 human vulnerability: physiological, psychological, clinical depression
physiological vulnerability - refers to the susceptibility of the human body to injuries or sickness that a disaster may bring
psychological vulnerability - refers to the susceptibility of a person to acquire mental health disorder
clinical depression - a serious psychological disorder because if it remained untreated by clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, it will worsen and can lead to cutting behavior and suicide
social vulnerability - the susceptibility of the community to disruption of the normal processes and way of life due to disaster
physical vulnerability - the susceptibility of a geographical location, houses, buildings and other infrastructure to disasters
urban planning - is important in population centers because safety of people depends on it
economic vulnerability - the susceptibility of individual, organizational and government’s financial resources to disaster
environmental vulnerability - refers to the susceptibility of natural resources to disaster