Social Phenomena Flashcards
UN definition of disaster
- A serious disruption of the functioning community/society
- Due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure (to a hazard), vulnerability (the qualities that makes you, building, or community more or less impacted) and capacity (how much capacity there is for the response)
- Have human, material, environmental or economic loss or impact
what are the social dimensions of disasters?
differ by each individuals identity and they are spatially differentiated (worse in some areas where social connection are low)
what are the variables in post-disaster trajectories?
legal, social and spatial justice, vulnerability, connections and resilience of a community, resources, size and diversity of community, duration and intensity of an event, attitude and political initiatives/actions and timings of agencies (government)
what are types of recovery trajectories?
top down (government decisions), vertical linking (communities decision upwards) and community level
what is involved in disaster management? 4 R’s
readiness, response, recovery and reduction
UN definition of recovery
restoring or improving the likelihoods and health, and economic/physical/social/cultural/environmental assets/systems/activities of a disaster affected society using sustainable development and reducing disaster risk
what makes disaster recovery different from non-disaster times?
time compression and space impacts on urban development cause intense activities
what are post-disaster time compression trends?
replacement of services can increase dramatically in the medium term to an event if the location is desirable and densely populated
when does recovery end?
based on the measure taken, it’s returning to old normal or achieving a new normal
UN definition of vulnerability
a serious disruption of the functioning of a society due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity, leading to one or more of human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts
what are factors that contribute to disaster risk?
exposure + hazards = increased vulnerability + capacity, so when impacts/disruption occurs, the amount of resilience is based on the equation
what is the relationship between vulnerability and resilience?
high vulnerability and low resilience in vis versa is most common
what is the concept of social capital?
networks and shared norms, values and understandings that facilitate cooperations within and between groups
what are the three types of social capital?
linking, bonding and bridging
what are three simple models of science-policy/society interactions?
truth to power, politics on top science on tap and interactive model
