In recent decades, the world has encountered dramatic ecological and socioeconomic changes. Situations such as increasing urbanization processes, population growth, expanding poverty, but additionally climate change and the expansion in natural disasters have affected the economic and social advancement in numerous parts of the world. (Makoka and Kaplan, 2016). Growing natural disaster threats do not simply mirror the onset of events, for instance, earthquakes or floods, but additionally the changing demographic and socioeconomic attributes of the population. In this essay, the researcher will critically discuss the relationship between natural disaster, vulnerability and poverty.
The "vulnerability" perspective in disasters, which is increasing as a predominant perspective in the field, accepts that a real disaster happens only when it strikes a population that is …show more content…
The principal point of view may be known as the 'risks-centric view' whereby vulnerability is regularly characterized as variability in the living standards brought about by utilization or income shocks. The second point of view may be known as the 'rights-centric view' whereby vulnerability is brought about by the absence of social and political rights. Both the perspectives are critical in seeing how vulnerability and poverty are connected. These perspectives join significance to varying dimensions of poverty. The risks-centric view tends to highlight transient poverty while the rights-centric view focuses on chronic poverty, however, there is a gray area between the two. (Philip and Rayhan, 2016)
Vulnerability, poverty and natural disasters may have its own distinct conceptualizations, however, in terms of socio-economic and ecological contexts, these three terms clearly link to each other. This essay analyzed, conceptualized and discussed the linkages of these three terms and how they influence each
The "vulnerability" perspective in disasters, which is increasing as a predominant perspective in the field, accepts that a real disaster happens only when it strikes a population that is …show more content…
The principal point of view may be known as the 'risks-centric view' whereby vulnerability is regularly characterized as variability in the living standards brought about by utilization or income shocks. The second point of view may be known as the 'rights-centric view' whereby vulnerability is brought about by the absence of social and political rights. Both the perspectives are critical in seeing how vulnerability and poverty are connected. These perspectives join significance to varying dimensions of poverty. The risks-centric view tends to highlight transient poverty while the rights-centric view focuses on chronic poverty, however, there is a gray area between the two. (Philip and Rayhan, 2016)
Vulnerability, poverty and natural disasters may have its own distinct conceptualizations, however, in terms of socio-economic and ecological contexts, these three terms clearly link to each other. This essay analyzed, conceptualized and discussed the linkages of these three terms and how they influence each