SOCIAL VULNERABILITY & PHYSICS OF NATURAL HAZARDS

Social Vulnerability & Physics of Natural Hazards

Social Vulnerability & Physics of Natural Hazards

Risk is rooted in conditions of physical, social, economic and environmental vulnerability that need to be assessed and managed on a continuing basis. The primary objective is to minimize exposure to hazards through the development of individual, institutional and societal capacities that can withstand loss or damage.

During the 1980s and 1990s, there was a growing interest in the linkages between disasters and development. Originally focused on considering the impact of disaster on development, the scope of interest has since been expanded to ...