1.6 Flashcards
1
Q
what can increase vulnerability?
A
- population growth
- urbanisation and urban sprawl
- environmental degradation
- ageing population
- ageing infrastructure
2
Q
what can decrease vulnerability?
A
- warning and emergency response systems
- economic wealth
- government disaster assistance programmes
- insurance
- hazard engineering
- scientific understanding
3
Q
what is inequality?
A
- an unfair situation or distribution of assets or resources
4
Q
what is governance?
A
the sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs
5
Q
what are the 4 dimensions of inequality?
A
- asset inequality- housing and security, agricultural productivity
- inequality of entitlements- unequal access to public services
- political inequality- affects different groups and individuals in societies
- social status inequality- often linked to space eg slum dwellers
6
Q
what are the three main components of governance?
A
- economic
- political
- administrative
7
Q
what is economic governance?
A
decision making processes that affect economic activities and relationships with other nations- impacts poverty and equity
8
Q
what is political governance?
A
decision making to create policies e.g. national disaster reduction and planning
9
Q
what is administrative governance?
A
- system of policy implementation and requires a good central and local level governance e.g. functioning enforcement of building codes
