● To define vulnerability and its various components (exposure, resistance, resilience).
● To explain how vulnerability is related to disasters and how it can be increased by human actions.
● To discuss the factors that influence vulnerability, including physical factors (population density, settlement remoteness, building design), social factors (poverty, inequality), economic factors (dependence on single industries), and environmental factors (poor environmental management).
● To provide examples of how these factors can increase vulnerability to disasters.
