PARTNERS
SAFETY BY MITIGATION AND DISASTER RISK PREPAREDNESS
समिद्रिप SaMiDRiP
SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI
Security Risks Assessment in Urban Built Environment
Security is defined as "A form of protection where a separation is created between the assets and the threat". This includes but is not limited to the elimination of either the asset or the threat [1]. Risk assessment aims to determine probability of occurance of risks, in this case related to safety, and its impact based on its severity...
RESEARCH OUTCOMES
Environmental Risk Factors Aggravating Disasters
There has been long awareness that some disasters, which may resemble those usually blamed on nature, are inherently caused by human action. However, it has been difficult to explain the significant links of disasters with human causes. In addition, much of the disaster policy still put emphasis on impact of nature, and this has lead to dominance of technical interventions focused on prediction or modifying its impact. It has been argued that hazards are natural but disasters are not...