Exposure and Vulnerability

Activity 4

1. Choose three elements from each of the physical element types (essential facilities, industrial and high potential
loss facilities, transportation lifelines, and utilities lifelines). Take note of the location of the items you have
chosen in your community. Which of these can be affected in case of:
a. A large magnitude earthquake
b. Flooding due to river or sea water
2. Analyze the possible consequences of these hazard events to the physical elements (vulnerability) you chose.
Example of consequences are:
a. Total or partial building collapse
b. Structural damage
c. Communication lines down
d. Ruptured gas pipes
e. Water lines damage
f. Explosion
3. Analyze potential human impact for each consequence you have listed.

Basic concept of hazard

Objective: recognize what constitute hazards and which ones qualify as a disaster.

Direction: answer the following by indicating whether the situation involves a natural phenomenon or hazard in the
space for answer in a, and for b, whether it constitutes a disaster or no disaster.

1. Flooding occurs in an isolated island with zero population.

a. _____________________ b. ______________________
2. A river flood near a community whose population is not known to be vulnerable. Flooding is threatening to
intensify and reach the populated area.
a. _____________________ b. ______________________
3. Flooding occurs near a community whose population is also not known to be vulnerable. Population growth
pushes people farther into the flood-prone areas.
a. _____________________ b.______________________
4. Flooding occurs near a community whose population is also not known to be vulnerable. Flooding is threatening
to intensify and reach the populated area.
a. _____________________ b. ______________________
5. Flooding occurs near a community whose population is also not known to be vulnerable. Intensification of
flooding caused water level to rise toward the populated area.
a. _____________________ b. ______________________