Descriptor in English: | Disaster Vulnerability |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Vulnerabilidad ante Desastres |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Vulnerabilidade a Desastres |
Descriptor in French: | Vulnérabilité Aux Catastrophes |
Entry term(s): |
Catastrophe Vulnerability Vulnerability |
Tree number(s): |
SP4.037.438.574 SP8.473.981 |
Scope note: | 1. Relation between the intensity of the resulting damage and the magnitude of a threat, adverse event or accident. 2. Likelihood of a particular community or geographic area being affected by a potential threat or risk of disaster, established from technical studies. (Material III - Brazil, Ministry of Social Action, 1992). 3. Degree of loss (from 0 to 100 percent) resulting from a potentially damaging phenomenon. (Material II - IDNDR, 1992) |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects AN analysis CL classification EC economics EH ethnology ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods PC prevention & control PL policies SN statistics & numerical data |
DeCS UI: | 34666 |
Descriptor UI: | DDCS034666 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Disasters [SP8]Disasters
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Disaster Vulnerability
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Concept UI |
M06142131 |
Scope note | 1. Relation between the intensity of the resulting damage and the magnitude of a threat, adverse event or accident. 2. Likelihood of a particular community or geographic area being affected by a potential threat or risk of disaster, established from technical studies. (Material III - Brazil, Ministry of Social Action, 1992). 3. Degree of loss (from 0 to 100 percent) resulting from a potentially damaging phenomenon. (Material II - IDNDR, 1992) |
Preferred term | Disaster Vulnerability |
Entry term(s) |
Catastrophe Vulnerability Vulnerability |
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