..., and resilience augmented. “Vulnerability” is included in disasters terminology as “The characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard” (UNISDR, 2009) and, although not always regarded as satisfactory (e.g. Wisner, 2009...

..., in various and often inconsistent senses. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Contingency planning Crisis management Disaster management Disasters Housing Terminology USA There is a somewhat exotic field of study called the sociology of science that basically examines the factors involved...