SLIDE 41 “ “the conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and env the conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors ironmental factors
- r processes, which increase the
- r processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community
susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazards to the impact of hazards” ” (UN/ISDR, 2004). (UN/ISDR, 2004). “ “predisposition, susceptibility predisposition, susceptibility or physical, economical, political or social feasibility of a
- r physical, economical, political or social feasibility of a
community to be affected or of suffering damages in case a desta community to be affected or of suffering damages in case a destabilizing phenomenon bilizing phenomenon
- f natural or human origin occurs (Cardona, 2001b).
- f natural or human origin occurs (Cardona, 2001b).
“ “how easily how easily the exposed people, physical objects and activities may be affe the exposed people, physical objects and activities may be affected in the cted in the short or long term short or long term” ” (Davidson, 1997). (Davidson, 1997). “ “being prone to being prone to or susceptible to damage or injury
- r susceptible to damage or injury”
” and redefined it as and redefined it as “ “the the characteristics of a person or group in terms of their capacity characteristics of a person or group in terms of their capacity to anticipate, cope with, to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impact of a natural hazard resist and recover from the impact of a natural hazard” ” ( (Blaikie Blaikie et al., 1994). et al., 1994). “ “propensity propensity of things to be damaged by a hazard
- f things to be damaged by a hazard”
” (Coburn, 1994). (Coburn, 1994). ” ”internal risk factor of a subject or exposed system to a hazard, internal risk factor of a subject or exposed system to a hazard, corresponds to its corresponds to its intrinsic predisposition intrinsic predisposition to be affected or susceptible of suffering a loss to be affected or susceptible of suffering a loss” ” (Cardona, 1993). (Cardona, 1993). “ “to be susceptible to be susceptible of suffering damage and having difficulties recovering from it.
- f suffering damage and having difficulties recovering from it.
Inflexibility or inability to adapt Inflexibility or inability to adapt” ” ( (Maskrey Maskrey, 1993). , 1993). “ “condition in which human settlements or buildings are in danger condition in which human settlements or buildings are in danger due to the proximity of a due to the proximity of a hazard, the quality of the building materials or both hazard, the quality of the building materials or both” ” ( (Cuny Cuny, 1983). , 1983). Inflexibility Inflexibility or inability to adapt
” ( (Maskrey Maskrey, 1993). , 1993). “ “A community A community’ ’s s inability inability to absorb, through auto to absorb, through auto-
- adjustment, the effects of a certain
adjustment, the effects of a certain change in its change in its’ ’ environment. Change inflexibility (
- environment. Change inflexibility (Wilches
Wilches-
Chaux, 1988). , 1988).
Qualitative definitions of Vulnerability Qualitative definitions of Vulnerability
