Social Vulnerability
To better understand and address earthquake risk in its entirety,
we need to go beyond seismic hazard, exposure, and the vulnerability of the built environment.
it is essential to understand also
the socio-economic characteristics of populations exposed to earthquake threats,
and to meaningfully combine that information with estimates of seismic hazard, exposure,
probabilities of loss of life,
and damage to property, achieving an integrated and holistic estimate of risk in an area.