DRR | 1 Flashcards
a threat or harm that has the potential to cause damage to a community
harm
2 main types of hazard
natural
man-made
means of nature
natural hazard
we are the cause of disaster
man-made hazard
any event that causes widespread economic, and environmental losses or impacts that serously disrupt the normal functioning of a community.
disaster
sudden calamitus event that brings great damage loss. destruction, and devastation to life and property
disaster
causes a significant number of dead or missing people
disaster
The probability that a community’s structure or geographic area is to be damaged or disrupted by the impact to a particular hazard, an account of its nature, construction and promivity to a hazardous area.
disaster risk
Devastating outcomes that result from natural hazards
natural hazards
technological disasters
man-made disasters
are destructions from man-made hazards
man-made disasters
3 types of disaster effects
primary effects
secondary effects
tertiary effects
Direct situations arising from the disaster itself
primary effects
situations resulting from the primary effects
secondary effects
There are not experienced while the aisaster is happening but can be felt some time after the disaster has occured
tertiary effects
AFFECTED COMPONENTS OF DISASTERS
people
buildings
economy
environment
the 6 perspectives of disasters
physical perspective
psychological perspective
socio-cultural perspective
economic perspective
political perspective
biological perspective
includes the visible or tangible materials, whether natural or man-made, which have been affected by a disaster
physical perspective
refers to peoples emotional, cognitive, or inter- personal reaction to difficulties
psychological perspective
centers on the response of the people, whether victims or not, to emergency situations and to the kind of assistance they receive
socio-cultural perspective
Focuses on the disruption of economic activities in the community
economic perspective
how the government services are used to reduce loss or damage by preparing For and preventing dirasters
political perspective
the disturbing effects caused by a prevalent kind of direase or virus in an epidemic or pandemic level
biological perspective
types of biological perspective
epidemic level
pandemic level
Biological disarters affect large numbers of people within a given community or area
epidemic level
Biological disasters affect a much large region, something spanning entire continents or the globe
pandemic level
can wipe out an entire population at a short span of time
biological disasters
Risk factors underlying disasters
Housing and building development
Presence of physical structures prone to disaster risks
Institutional framework and system for risk reduction and prevention
4 types of Hazard
natural hazards
secondary hazards
technological hazards
quasi-natural hazards
Hazards that results from
Earth’s natural processes
natural hazards
Hazards that resulted or consequence of other hazards
hazards
man- made hazards
technological hazards
Hazards that results from the interaction of natural processes and human activities
quasi-natural hazards
classification of hazard
geologic hazard
hydrolic hazard
atmospheric hazard
biological hazard
man-made hazard
an extreme natural event in the crust of the Earth that pose a threat to life and property
natural hazard
extreme events associated with water occurence, movement and distribution
hydrolic hazard
include things such as oxygen
deficiencies, dusts, chemical vapors, wielding Fumes, Fogs and mists that can interfere with the bodies’ ability to transport.
atmospheric hazard
substances produced
by organisms that pose a threat to human health
biological hazard
