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Concept of Hazard, Disaster Risk Flashcards

1
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Natural Process occur when there is:

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Interaction of physical objects in the system
Physical Elements
Transformation
Life

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2
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The endless interactions that shape our planet and support life

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Natural Processes

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3
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Humans (can/cannot) control natural processes

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cannot

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4
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Does humans contribute to intensification of natural processes?

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yes

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5
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Has a potential to harm a person

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Hazard

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6
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a serious disruption of the functioning of a community

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disaster

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7
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involves widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses and impacts

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disaster

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8
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exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources

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disaster

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9
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when risk already happened, its called a:

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disaster

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10
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where do you find these kind of hazard :
noisy machinery
a moving forklift
Chemicals
Electricity
working at heights
a repetitive job
bullying and violence
a badly designed workplace
inadequate management systems (for example, no procedures for performing tasks safely).

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Hazards at Work

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11
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Potential risk about to happen

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Hazard

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12
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a socio-ecological approach in analyzing environment

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concept of disaster risk

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13
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will help give us proper mitigation/urban planning that has mitigation measures that will help us when in typhoons

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Concept of Disaster Risk

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14
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Important when designing urban areas

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Concept of Disaster Risk

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15
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Wherein ecosystem (physical environment) has a relationship to the social system (institutions, agriculture, industry, market)

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Socio-ecological Approach

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16
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Considerations when measuring risk:

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Location (near coastal areas, plate boundaries)
Size (smaller = higher risk)
Population (denser population = higher risk)
State (human vulnerability)

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17
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The nature of risk is a combination of:

  1. Exposure to ___
  2. Conditions to ____ are present
  3. _______ ________ or measures to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences.
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  1. Hazard
  2. Vulnerability
  3. Insufficient Capacity
18
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Procedures in Assessing Risk

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  1. Determine the Hazard
  2. Assess the Vulnerability
  3. Creating Conclusions
19
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When determining the hazard, we must consider these factors in the physical environment:

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  1. Location
  2. Population
  3. Potential Disaster
  4. Physical Geography/Topography
20
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When assessing vulnerability, we must consider the ______, ________ and _____ _____.

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  1. Susceptibility
  2. Adaptability
  3. Coping Capability
21
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this vulnerability measures the likelihood in suffering harm: food supply, sanitation and healthcare

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susceptibility

22
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this vulnerability measures the preparedness and mitigation procedure of the community: long term mitigation measures, capabilities of long-lasting strategies. (education, poverty rate, inequality).

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adaptability

23
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this vulnerability measures the response and recovery of the community: reducing negative consequences, short term response and rehabilitation, resiliency. (transportation, education and infrastructure)

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coping capability

24
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last procedure in assessing risk:

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creating conclusions

25
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What four questions are important to consider when assessing risk?

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  1. Where do people live (population density)
  2. Why do people live there (population density)
  3. How do they make a living (assessing vulnerability)
  4. What is important for them to protect (found in susceptibility)
26
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What type of Hazard?

Strains, bruises, injuries
Direct contact of body
Noise, extreme temperature, radiation

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Physical Hazard

27
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What type of Hazard?

From inhalation of chemicals
Exposure to toxic substances

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Chemical Hazard

28
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What type of Hazard?

Produces diseases, viruses
Another organism is the cause

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Biological Hazard

29
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What type of Hazard?

Causes physical discomfort like postures
Incorrect design of workplace
Repetitive behavior that are manually made

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Ergonomic Hazard

30
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What type of Hazard?

Emotions, mental health
Psychological well-being
Excessive workload, decreased job satisfaction

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Psychosocial Hazard

31
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Aspects of Hazards

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  1. Physical
  2. Social
  3. Economic
  4. Environmental
32
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Aspect of Hazard:

Appropriate construction of dams.

Strategic location of residential areas.

Flexible pads made of steel, rubber, and lead under building.

Shock absorbers among suspension in the building.

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Physical Aspect

33
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Aspect of Hazard:

Gap in education among men and women.

Accessibility of quality education between rich and poor.

Perspective and behavior of people towards disaster preparedness.

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Social Aspect

34
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Aspect of Hazard:

Scope of farmland

Quantity of rice yield monthly or annually

GDP came from a certain industry

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Economic Aspect

35
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Aspect of Hazard:

Projects on waste management

Cycle of recycling waste

Implementation of reusable materials.

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Environmental Aspect

36
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Perspective of Hazards

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  1. Psychological
  2. Political
  3. Economic
  4. Biological
37
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For people already experiencing a mental illness, a traumatic event can make symptoms worse. And for others, a natural disaster can spark depression, extreme stress, generalized anxiety, eating and food issues, obsessive-compulsion, and a host of other problems.

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Psychological Perspective

38
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Decisions may affect the risk of disaster through laws, policies, framework and its programs in disaster management.

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Political Perspective

39
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Resources are affected during disaster. There are livelihoods that are disrupted therefore, rehabilitation of these economic elements are also being discussed in disaster.

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Economic Perspective

40
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refers to calamity caused by the exposure of living organisms to germs and toxic substances. For instance, spread of a disease, a virus, an epidemic, and a locust plague. It belongs to the class of natural disasters.

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Biological Perspective

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