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