ELEMENTS AT RISK

AND EXPOSED TO
HAZARD
Persons, houses, buildings,
infrastructures, transportation systems,
financial establishments, crops,
environmental sources of living, and
others like societal components
exposed to known hazard, which are
likely to be adversely affected by the
impact of hazard.
RISK FACTORS

Risk signifies the possibility of adverse

effects in the future. It is derived from the
interaction of social and environmental
processes, from the combination of
physical hazards and the vulnerabilities of
exposed elements. The following is a
discussion of the three factors of risk
presented in a Triagram.
 TRIAGRAM OF DISASTER RISK

Earthquake
Tsunami
Floods Engineering
Cyclones Economic
Bushfires Social
Landslides
Volcanoes RISK

EXPOSURE
People
Buildings
Businesses
Infrastructure
This diagram illustrates the concepts of risk which combines an
understanding of the likelihood of a hazardous event occurring with an
assessment of its impact where:

Risk = Hazard x Exposure x Vulnerability

Capacity