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Disaster: Meaning & Concepts
The Foundational Lexicon of Crisis
MICRO-REALM 01
The Hazard
- Latent physical threat
- Natural or human-made
- Potential for harm
MICRO-REALM 02
Exposure
- People or assets
- In the hazard zone
- Spatial intersection
MICRO-REALM 03
Vulnerability
- Susceptibility to damage
- Physical weakness
- Socio-economic fragility
MICRO-REALM 04
Capacity
- Strengths and resources
- Ability to cope
- Systemic readiness
MICRO-REALM 05
The Risk Equation
- Probability of loss
- Hazard × Vulnerability
- Mitigated by Capacity
MICRO-REALM 06
The Disaster
- Risk fully realized
- Coping capacity exceeded
- Severe societal disruption
MICRO-REALM 07
Resilience
- Absorb and recover
- Bounce back better
- Adaptive transformation
MICRO-REALM 08
Risk Reduction (DRR)
- Anticipate and prevent
- Minimize vulnerabilities
- Proactive structural defense
MICRO-REALM 09
The Paradigm Shift
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- From Reactive Relief
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- To Proactive Mitigation