Vulnerability Flashcards

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DEMWRAP

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Duration
Education 
Magnitude
Wealth 
Regularity 
Age
Predictability
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VULNERABILITY

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The measure of someone’s inability to cope with, or recover from, a disaster such as coastal flooding. Some groups of people are more vulnerable that others to hazards

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CAPACITY

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Is the opposite to vulnerability; it describes someone’s ability to survive a hazard or recover from it quickly. Capacity is increased where individuals or communities have the resources available to survive

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