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Exposure and Vulnerability: Marquez, Carl Durano, Elaikha Lamboloto, Edjann
Exposure and Vulnerability: Marquez, Carl Durano, Elaikha Lamboloto, Edjann
Durano, Elaikha
Lamboloto, Edjann
EXPOSURE AND
VULNERABILITY
EXPOSURE VULNERABILITY
refers to the presence of people, is the capacity of a person, a group
livelihood, environmental services and
of persons, or a community to prepare
resources, infrastructure, or economic,
for, deal with, withstand, or recover
social, or cultural assets in places that could
be adversely affected by physical events from the effects of natural hazards. It
and which, thereby, are subject to potential differs between and among individuals,
future harm, loss, or damage. It may be
groups, or communities.
possible to be exposed but not vulnerable.
ELEMENTS EXPOSED TO
HAZARD
ELEMENTS EXPOSED TO HAZARD
Exposure refers to the elements at risk from a natural or man-made hazard event. This could include:
• individuals;
• agricultural commodities;
• business activity
FACTORS OF
VULNERABILITY
FACTORS OF VULNERABILITY
1.) Economic/Financial Status
The widening gap between rich and poor, rural
and urban incomes and hence the disparity in living
standards can be witnessed in the flood plains of
developing countries. The poor are less able to afford
housing and other infrastructure that can withstand
extreme events, and less likely to have access to
medical care.
FACTORS OF VULNERABILITY
2.) Quality of Governance
• Perception of hazards
• Household level
• Community level
• Municipal level
• National level
TYPES OF
VULNERABILITY
TYPES OF VULNERABILITY
1.) Physical Vulnerability
may be determined by aspects such as population
density levels, remoteness of a settlement, the site, design
and materials used for critical infrastructure and for housing.
• Prisoners
1.) The physically impaired persons may find it challenging to access a number of facilities as they become much more limited
during disasters. Additionally, during and after a disaster, gadgets or instruments that assist PWDs may be difficult to find or use,
especially those that are electrically powered or battery operated, as sources of power may be limited if ever, they are available.
2.) The PWDs are oftentimes misunderstood either because they are not able to fully communicate their thoughts, needs, and
feelings, or because their behavior is not clear to non-PWDs; thus, this aggravates their already difficult situation.
3.) The elderly group comprises men and women who are 60 years old and above. Otherwise known as senior citizens, seniors, or
older adults, majority of the members of this age group may suffer from mobility issues and start to slow down in their normal
routine and social activities due to some form of affliction with common chronic ailments such as hypertension, heart conditions,
etc.