Quick questions on Hazard, risk and vulnerability: WACE Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science

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What are vulnerability has social as well as physical dimensions?

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A sophisticated answer recognises that vulnerability is not only about how strongly a building is engineered; it has social and economic dimensions that examiners increasingly reward. Poverty raises vulnerability because people cannot afford safe housing, insurance or rapid recovery. Age, disability and isolation affect who can evacuate in time. Weak governance, poor communication and limited emergency services mean warnings may not reach people or be acted on.

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