10. Summary

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Review the material that has been covered up to this point and reinforce the learning objectives.

· The relationship between disasters and development can be summed up with 4 concepts:

- development can increase vulnerability
- development can reduce vulnerability
- disasters can set back development
- disasters can provide development opportunities

· Disaster effects vary with the hazard type causing the disaster

· Vulnerability varies between different societies and economies

- newly industrializing economies
- rural/agricultural economies
- small island economies
- highly stressed economies

BREAK (10 minutes)
This is a good time to take a break.