Disaster classification models
| Author | Dimensions of classification |
|---|---|
| Berren et al. (1980) | Type (man-made, natural) Duration of disaster Degree of personal impact Potential for occurrence/reoccurrence Control over future impact |
| Kaplan and Garrick (1981) | Probability of occurrence Magnitude of consequence |
| Fothergill (1998) | Exposure to risk Risk perception Preparedness behaviour Warning communication and response Physical impacts Psychological impacts Emergency response Recovery and reconstruction |
| Barton (2005) | Societal scope (local, segmental, regional and national) Concentration in time (sudden, gradual and chronic) |
| Gundel (2005) | Predictability Influence of response |
| Sheffi and Rice (2005) | Probability of occurrence Magnitude of consequence |
| Van Wassenhove (2006) | Cause (man-made, natural) Speed of onset (slow-onset and sudden-onset) |
| Haimes (2009) | Time Probability of occurrence Probability of consequences Vector of system states Vector of resulting consequences |
| Rao and Goldsby (2009) | Source of risk (environmental, industry, organisational, problem specific and decision maker) |
| Apte (2010) | Time (slow-onset and sudden-onset) Location (localised and dispersed) |
| L’Hermitte et al. (2014) | Time (slow-onset, sudden-onset) Location (localised and dispersed) System characteristics |
| Guha-Sapir et al. (2016) | Natural cause (geophysical, hydrological, meteorological, climatological, biological and extra-terrestrial) |
| Author | Dimensions of classification |
|---|---|
| Type (man-made, natural) | |
| Probability of occurrence | |
| Exposure to risk | |
| Societal scope (local, segmental, regional and national) | |
| Predictability | |
| Probability of occurrence | |
| Cause (man-made, natural) | |
| Time | |
| Source of risk (environmental, industry, organisational, problem specific and decision maker) | |
| Time (slow-onset and sudden-onset) | |
| Time (slow-onset, sudden-onset) | |
| Natural cause (geophysical, hydrological, meteorological, climatological, biological and extra-terrestrial) |
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