Scenario A comprehensive assessment of the severity, probability of a and its impact the and of the city hazard exposure vulnerability – to loss of life, damage or other adverse impact in the resulting As a minimum cities will ideally have two scenarios one disaster. – for event and one for the the probable” severe” “most “most Single point of coordination Person or group/committee (with subgroups or sub committees as required) from which all organizations with any role in the city’s disaster resilience accept direction or guidance in resilience matters, and to which they report on such matters. Standard operating procedure (SOP) Pre-rehearsed processes and procedures for emergency response. Vulnerability The potential consequences of to some (loss of life, property or service; physical damage; health impact, economic exposure hazard impact; environmental impact and so on). Different and/or vulnerabilities may combine, for example where the tsunami exposures generated by the Tohoku earthquake in in 2011 badly damaged the nuclear power plant generating a whole additional set of – exposures and vulnerabilities Probable” A hazard and its severity computed to be at the midpoint of a probability distribution (preferred) or assessed as “Most disaster-causing through expert judgment and other ad hoc estimation. “typical;” Severe” A hazard and its severity computed to be in the top 10% of a probability distribution (preferred) or assessed as “Most disaster-causing case” through expert judgment or other ad hoc estimation. “worst
Scenario A comprehensive assessment of the severity, probability of a hazard and its impact – the exposure and vulnerability of the city to loss of life, damage or other adverse impact in the resulting disaster. As a minimum cities will ideally have two scenarios – one for the “most probable” event and one for the “most severe” Single point of coordination Person or group/committee (with subgroups or sub committees as required) from which all organizations with any role in the city’s disaster resilience accept direction or guidance in resilience matters, and to which they report on such matters. Standard operating procedure (SOP) Pre-rehearsed processes and procedures for emergency response. Vulnerability The potential consequences of exposure to some hazard (loss of life, property or service; physical damage; health impact, economic impact; environmental impact and so on). Different exposures and/or vulnerabilities may combine, for example where the tsunami generated by the Tohoku earthquake in in 2011 badly damaged the nuclear power plant – generating a whole additional set of exposures and vulnerabilities “Most Probable” A disaster-causing hazard and its severity computed to be at the midpoint of a probability distribution (preferred) or assessed as “typical;” through expert judgment and other ad hoc estimation. “Most Severe” A disaster-causing hazard and its severity computed to be in the top 10% of a probability distribution (preferred) or assessed as “worst case” through expert judgment or other ad hoc estimation.
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