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  1. Exposure | Understanding Disaster Risk

    • If a hazard occurs in an area of no exposure, then there is no risk. Take the example of typhoons (tropical cyclones that occur in the Pacific Ocean). In October 2013 a Category 5 super typhoon (know… See more

    What Drives Exposure?

    People and economic assets become concentrated in areas exposed to hazards through processes such as population growth, migration, urbanization and economic d… See more

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    How Do We Measure Exposure?

    Measures of exposure can include the number of people or types of assets in an area. These can be combined with the specific vulnerability and capacity of the exposed el… See more

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    How Do We Reduce Exposure?

    Economic exposure in high-hazard areas is trending upwards. If we do not reverse this trend, disaster risk is set to increase. We need to act now to reduce exposure and build capac… See more

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  1. Exposure represents the stock of property and infrastructure exposed to a hazard, and it can include socioeconomic factors. Vulnerability accounts for the susceptibility to damage of the assets exposed to the forces generated by the hazard.
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    “Exposure” is another component of disaster risk, and refers to that which is affected by natural disasters, such as people and property. In general, “risk” is defined as the expectation value of losses (deaths, injuries, property, etc.) that would be caused by a hazard.
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    The situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas. Annotation: Measures of exposure can include the number of people or types of assets in an area.
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