Vulnerability and Risk Assessment - 2nd Edition (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - Disaster Management Training Programme - United Nations Development Programme , 1994, 70 p.): Part 1

Vulnerability and Risk Assessment - 2nd Edition (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - Disaster Management Training Programme - United Nations Development Programme , 1994, 70 p.)

Part 1 - Understanding risk

		*(introduction...)*
		Nothing in life is safe...
		Definition of risk
		Risk assessment and evaluation
		How risky is it? The measurement of risk.
		Risk and priorities: comparative risk
		Perception of risk
		Acceptable levels of risks
		Management of community risk
		Risks of natural and technological hazards
		SUMMARY

(introduction...)

This part of the module is designed to enhance your understanding of:

the concept of risk

the various ways of quantifying risk

the comparative nature of risk

how information and perception affects the acceptability of risk

the role of the community in risk management.