Lesson 3 Flashcards
Are “potentiall damagin physical events, phenomena or human activities that may cause injury or loss of life, damage to property, social and economic disruption, or environmental degration
Hazards
Kinds of hazards
> > Natural hazards
> > Hazards Induced by humans
> > Hazards Planned by humans
Hazards that are beyond human control
Natural Hazards
May be due to accidents, carelessness, or inability to implement protective measures.
Hazards induced by humans
May be caused by personal or political interests, resulting in massive lots of lives and properties
Hazards induced by humans
The “identification, study and monitoring of any hazard to determine its potential, origin, characteristics, and behavior.”
Hazard Analysis
Tools in doing a hazard analysis
CHF
»Community hazards and disaster history construction
> > Hazard and vulnerability mapping
> > Factor Analysis
In this method, the existing hazards and the disasteres that the community experienced are identified
Community hazards and disaster history construction
Areas in the community that are vulnerable to a specific hazard are identified then located in the map.
Hazard and vulnerability mapping
This tool describes the characteristics of the hazard
Factor analysis
