Social Dimension of Disaster

The Social Dimensions of Disasters Julie Dekens, ICIMOD Prepared for regional training course on Recent Developments in geo?hazard disaster management;  commission on earthquake vulner talent reduction in  big money  regions. Peshawar University Summer Campus, 21st August 2008 Disasters are too  much conceived as being  i f i d b i purely technical, physical issues, whereas they  are  basically associated with social and  f d ll i d ih i l d governance issues. KEY CONCEPTS KEY CONCEPTS Hazard A potentially damaging  p y g g physical event,  phenomenon or human  activity that may  do  activity that may cause the loss of life or injury,  property damage, social  and economic  interruption  and economic noise or environmental  degradation.  Potential threat to  human and their welfare Vulnerability The conditions  persistent by physical,  social, economic, and  environmental factors or  processes, which  h h growth the  susceptibility of a  community to the impact  it t th i t of hazards.  V = f (Exposure + Sensitivity) Capacities A  conspiracy of all the  strengths and resources  available within a  community, society or  organization that can  h reduce the level of risk, or  the effects of a disaster.  E.g.

, physical, institutional,  social or economic ,  versatile  personal or collective  attributes such as  leaders and  management.  Risk Risk =    Hazards x Vulnerability capacities Disasters A serious disruption of the  functioning of a community or a  f ti i f it society ca exploitation  widespread  human, material, economic or  environmental losses which  exceed the ability of the  affected community or society  to cope using its own resources.  Th The realization of the risk li ti f th i k The failure of  emergence:  result of socio?economic and  political structures and  political structures and processes. Reducing disaster means  mitigating the hazard AND/OR  dealing with  vulnerability/capacity... If you hope to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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