GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the different types of losses, the vulnerability can be defined as physical vulnerability, economic vulnerability, social vulnerability and environmental vulnerability.

Detailed explanation-2: -In disasters, there are three broad areas of risk to health: the hazard that can cause damage, exposure to the hazard and the vulnerability of the exposed population (see also Chapters 1.3 and 2.5) (1).

Detailed explanation-3: -Emergency managers think of disasters as recurring events with four phases: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. The following diagram illustrates the relationship of the four phases of emergency management.

Detailed explanation-4: -Climate change. Enviromental degradation. Globalized economic development. Poverty and inequality. Poorly planned urban development. Weak governance.