vulnerability Analysis definition
vulnerability Analysis means the process of estimating the vulnerability to potential disaster hazards. For more general socio-economic purposes, it involves consideration of all significant elements in society, including physical, social and economic considerations (both short and long- term) and the extent to which essential services (and traditional and local coping mechanisms) are able to continue functioning;
vulnerability Analysis means a systematic investigation of potential disasters in terms of probability, frequency, magnitude, and location, in order to forecast their probable effects, in specific geographical areas, on the people, systems, facilities, resources, and institutions.