Glossary Term Definition The capacity to be flexible, both during and after a disaster as well as to change Adaptive Capacity preparation and response behaviours to disasters in non-crisis periods. Climate Change Change in climate over time due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. A group of people with a commonality of association and generally defined by location, Community shared experience or function. A result or effect of an action or condition. Risk can be understood and expressed as a Consequence combination of the consequence of an event (including changes in circumstances) and the associated likelihood of occurrence. A condition or situation of significant destruction, disruption and/ or distress to a Disaster community. An event, actual or imminent, which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or Emergency the environment, and which requires a significant and coordinated response. A potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity that may cause Hazard loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Hazard Consideration of the frequency, duration, intensity, magnitude and rate of the onset as Assessment well as .likelihood and consequence. The state or fact of something being possible or probable. Risk can be understood and Likelihood expressed as a combination of the consequence of an event (including changes in circumstances) and the associated likelihood of occurrence. The capacity of human behaviour, social and physical environments to withstand loss or Resilience to recover if loss or damage occurs due to an emergency or disaster. Risk The degree of exposure to a hazard where there is a potential for loss. A characteristic of human behaviour, social and physical environments, describing the Vulnerability broad measure to the susceptibility or propensity to suffer loss or damage. List of Acronyms ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics AGSO Australian Geological Survey Organisation AHD Australian Height Datum AHP Analytical Hierarchy Process BoM Bureau of Meteorology CCF Community Capitals Framework
Glossary Term Definition Adaptive Capacity The capacity to be flexible, both during and after a disaster as well as to change preparation and response behaviours to disasters in non-crisis periods. Climate Change Change in climate over time due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. Community A group of people with a commonality of association and generally defined by location, shared experience or function. Consequence A result or effect of an action or condition. Risk can be understood and expressed as a combination of the consequence of an event (including changes in circumstances) and the associated likelihood of occurrence. Disaster A condition or situation of significant destruction, disruption and/ or distress to a community. Emergency An event, actual or imminent, which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or the environment, and which requires a significant and coordinated response. Hazard A potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Hazard Assessment Consideration of the frequency, duration, intensity, magnitude and rate of the onset as well as .likelihood and consequence. Likelihood The state or fact of something being possible or probable. Risk can be understood and expressed as a combination of the consequence of an event (including changes in circumstances) and the associated likelihood of occurrence. Resilience The capacity of human behaviour, social and physical environments to withstand loss or to recover if loss or damage occurs due to an emergency or disaster. Risk The degree of exposure to a hazard where there is a potential for loss. Vulnerability A characteristic of human behaviour, social and physical environments, describing the broad measure to the susceptibility or propensity to suffer loss or damage. List of Acronyms ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics AGSO Australian Geological Survey Organisation AHD Australian Height Datum AHP Analytical Hierarchy Process BoM Bureau of Meteorology CCF Community Capitals Framework
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