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Hazard vulnerability (Increasing vulnerability (Population growth,…
Hazard vulnerability
Increasing vulnerability
Population growth
Urbanisation
Ageing population
Ageing infrastructure
Reliance on power
Over reliance on technology
The risk equation
R=(HxV)/ C
R= risk
H= frequency/magnitude
V=Vulnerability
C= capacity to cope
Decreasing vulnerability
Warning response
Economic wealth
Insurance
Hazard engineering
Factors affecting vulnerability
Unsafe conditions
Physical environment
Dangerous location
Unprotected building
Socio-economic environment
Poverty
Lack of preparedness
Dynamic pressures
Local scale
Lack of training
Macro scale
Population change
Rapid urbanisation
Root causes
Limited power and resources