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DRRM UNIT 2 Flashcards

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It is the process of pinpointing geographical areas and determining the extent to which specific phenomena may pose a threat to individuals, property, infrastructure, and economic activities.

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HAZARD MAPPING

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HAZARD MAPPING: It is the process of ____________________ and determining the extent to which specific phenomena may pose a threat to individuals, property, infrastructure, and economic activities.

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pinpointing geographical areas

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________________ involves identifying, assessing, and mapping the potential risks and hazards in a specific geographic area.

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HAZARD MAPPING

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A map that shows the expected disaster areas and the locations of evacuation sites, evacuation routes and other disaster prevention facilities for the purpose of mitigating damage caused by natural disasters and for disaster prevention measures.

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Hazard Map

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Hazard Map is A map that shows the ___________________ and the locations of evacuation sites, evacuation routes and other disaster prevention facilities for the purpose of _________________ caused by natural disasters and for disaster prevention measures.

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expected disaster areas
`mitigating damage

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should facilitate and guide people’s evacuation efforts and should not contribute to a false sense of safety.

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Hazard maps

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Its objective is To equip residents with information regarding the potential range of damage and the measures they can take to prevent disasters

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Hazard maps

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The goal of Hazard maps

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Its objective is To equip residents with information regarding the potential range of damage and the measures they can take to prevent disasters

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: The main objective of this map is to inform the residents of that particular area about the risk. The information on areas of danger or places of safety and the basic knowledge on disaster prevention are given to residents.

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Resident – Educating Type

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The main objective of this map is to inform the administration so that the maps can be used in warning and evacuation system.

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Administrative Information Type:

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These hazard maps can be used to establish a warning system and the evacuation system, as well as evidence for land use regulations.

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RESIDENT-EDUCATING and ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Hazard Maps

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This map is used as the basic materials that the administrative agencies utilize to provide disaster prevention services.

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Administrative Information Type:

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ENUMERATE ALL THE 6 TYPES OF HAZARD MAPPING

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  1. Flood Hazard Mapping
  2. Earthquake Hazard Mapping
  3. Landslide Hazard Mapping
  4. Wildfire Hazard Mapping
  5. Volcanic Hazard Mapping
  6. Coastal Hazard Mapping
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: It involves identifying areas prone to flooding and assessing the potential risk and impact of flood events. It considers factors such as topography, hydrological data, historical flood records, and land use patterns to create flood hazard maps.

TYPES OF HAZARD MAPPING

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Flood Hazard Mapping

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Flood Hazard Mapping : It involves ____________________ and assessing the potential risk and impact of flood events. It considers factors such as topography, hydrological data, historical flood records, and land use patterns to create flood hazard maps.

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identifying areas prone to flooding

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It involves assessing the seismic activity and potential for earthquakes in a specific region. It considers factors such as historical earthquake data, fault lines, geological surveys, and soil characteristics to create seismic hazard maps.

TYPES OF HAZARD MAPPING

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Earthquake Hazard Mapping:

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: It involves identifying areas prone to landslides and assessing the potential risk. It considers factors such as slope stability, geological data, land cover, and rainfall patterns to create landslide hazard maps

TYPES OF HAZARD MAPPING

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Landslide Hazard Mapping

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: It involves identifying areas at risk of wildfires and assessing the potential impact. It considers factors such as vegetation type, fuel load, weather patterns, and topography to create wildfire hazard maps.

TYPES OF HAZARD MAPPING

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Wildfire Hazard Mapping

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It involves assessing the potential risks associated with volcanic eruptions in volcanic regions. It considers factors such as volcanic history, eruption frequency, lava flow paths, and ash fall patterns to create volcanic hazard maps.

TYPES OF HAZARD MAPPING

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Volcanic Hazard Mapping

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: It involves assessing the risks associated with coastal hazards such as storm surge, coastal erosion, and sea-level rise. It considers factors such as coastal topography, wave patterns, sea-level rise projections, and land-use patterns to create coastal hazard maps.

TYPES OF HAZARD MAPPING

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Coastal Hazard Mapping

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Are the specific types of data that are necessary to effectively assess and map the potential risks and hazards in a particular area.

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Data requirements:

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It involves identifying and collecting the relevant information needed to understand the nature, extent, and impact of various hazards.

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Data requirements: Data requirements:

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Hazard maps help in developing effective __________________ plans, including land-use planning, infrastructure development, and emergency response strategies.

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Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

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These Hazard maps help guide the development of residential, commercial, and industrial areas away from high-risk zones, such as floodplains, landslide-prone areas, or seismic hazard zones.

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Land-use Planning and Zoning

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Information in these hazard maps such as areas that are at high risk during specific hazard events helps emergency managers develop evacuation routes, establish emergency shelters, and allocate resources strategically

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Emergency Response Planning

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By making hazard maps accessible to the public, individuals and communities can better understand the hazards they may face and take necessary precautions.

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Public Awareness and Education

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By identifying areas prone to hazards, such as flooding or earthquakes, engineers and planners can incorporate appropriate mitigation measures into the design of critical infrastructure like bridges, dams, roads, and buildings

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Infrastructure Development and Design

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This helps enhance the resilience and safety of infrastructure systems.

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Infrastructure Development and Design

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Hazard maps help identify environmentally sensitive areas that may be at risk from hazards, guiding conservation strategies and land management practices to protect ecosystems and biodiversity.

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Environmental Planning and Conservation

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Refers to the susceptibility or lack of resilience of individuals, communities, or systems to the impacts of disasters.

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Vulnerability

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Vulnerability is a measure of the ____________ or __________ that can be experienced due to a disaster event.

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potential harm
loss

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Vulnerability describes the _____________ & _____________of a individuals, community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.

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characteristics and circumstances

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The conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes which __________________ of an individual, a community, assets, or systems to the impacts of hazards.

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increase the susceptibility

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It is a process that assesses the susceptibility of a community or region to the impacts of hazards, such as natural disasters.

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Vulnerability Assessment

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Vulnerability Assessment The ____________ and ________________ may have on the people, property, environment, and economy of a community

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estimation of scale
severity these hazards

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The Vulnerability assessment typically includes an analysis of physical, social, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to _______________

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vulnerability

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Vulnerability Assessment helps identify which _________________, so that appropriate measures can be taken to reduce their vulnerability

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communities are most at risk and why

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ENUMERATE ALL THE 3 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS

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POPULATION DENSITY
AGE OF POPULATION
DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION

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ENUMERATE ALL THE 4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS

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WEATLH
EDUCATION
NATURE OF SOCIETY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE AREAE

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ENUMERATE ALL THE 4 COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS

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  1. BUILDING CODES
  2. SCIENTIFIC MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
  3. COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
  4. EMERGENCY PLANNING
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ENUMERATE ALL THE 4 DEALING WITH AFTER EFFECTS

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INSURANCE COVER
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
AID REQUEST

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Refers to the susceptibility of infrastructure, buildings, and natural resources to damage or destruction during a disaster.

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Physical Vulnerability

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. It encompasses the physical characteristics and conditions that make an area or structure more prone to harm.

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Physical Vulnerability

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Physical Vulnerability encompasses the ______________________that make an area or structure more prone to harm.

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physical characteristics and conditions

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The physical vulnerability of an area also depends on its geographic ______________________ e.g. if an area lies near the coast lines, fault lines, unstable hills etc. it makes the area more vulnerable to disasters as compared to an area that is far away from the origin of the disaster.

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proximity to the source and origin of the disasters`

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The level of vulnerability is highly dependent upon the economic status of individuals, communities, and nations

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Economic Vulnerability

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Families with low incomes often live in high-risk areas around cities, because they can’t afford to live in______________________ places.

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safer (and more expensive)

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: Refers to the inability of people, organizations and societies to withstand adverse impacts to hazards due to characteristics inherent in social interactions, institutions and systems of cultural values.

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Social Vulnerability

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Poor people are considered to be _____________ as their houses are built of weak material and in dangerous areas.

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more vulnerable

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Refers to the susceptibility of the natural environment condition to the adverse impact of a disaster.

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Environmental Vulnerability

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Environmental Vulnerability focuses on understanding and assessing the ______________ and ___________ factors that make an area more prone to the negative effects of disasters

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ecological and environmental

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the possibility of something bad happening

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Risk

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Also following a major earthquake, there is a _________________ which can cause further damage.

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risk of aftershocks

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: something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage; potential source of harm or danger

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Hazard

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Refers to the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets which could occur to a system, society, or a community in a specific period of time, determined probabilistically as a function of hazard, exposure, vulnerability and capacity.

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Disaster Risk

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A methodology to determine the nature and extent of risk by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of vulnerability that together could potentially harm exposed people, property, services, livelihoods and the environment on which they depend.

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Disaster Risk Assessment

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identifying and understanding the hazards that could potentially cause harm or damage

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Identification of hazards

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a review of the technical characteristics of hazards such as their location, intensity, frequency, and probability

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Hazard characterization

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Hazard characterization is the process of understanding and describing the __________, _______, and ______ of a specific hazard.

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nature, properties, and potential impacts

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It involves gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data and information to develop a comprehensive understanding of the hazard’s characteristics.

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Hazard characterization

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the analysis of exposure and vulnerability, including the physical, social, health, environmental and economic dimensions;

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Exposure Assessment

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This component focuses on determining the extent to which elements at risk are exposed to the identified hazards.

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Exposure Assessment

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It involves evaluating the proximity, intensity, and duration of potential hazard events and their potential impact on the vulnerable elements.

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Exposure Assessment

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Exposure Assessment involves evaluating the ______, ____, and _____ of potential hazard events and their potential impact on the vulnerable elements.

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proximity, intensity, and duration

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and the evaluation of the effectiveness of prevailing and alternative coping capacities with respect to likely risk scenarios.

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Risk Characterization

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Risk Characterization and the evaluation of the_____________ and alternative coping capacities with respect to likely risk scenarios.

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effectiveness of prevailing

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refers to the potential harm or adverse impacts that a hazard or disaster can have on a specific population or group of people.

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Population Risk

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Understanding _________ is essential for disaster risk management and planning effective strategies for risk reduction, preparedness, response, and recovery.

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population risk

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Population Risk helps in prioritizing resources, developing early warning systems, designing evacuation plans, and implementing measures to ________________ affected populations.

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protect and support

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