Vulnerability and Flooding

Impact smallest largest Explanation

Life was at risk

1 2 3 4 5

Health was at risk

1 2 3 4 5

Personal property was at risk

1 2 3 4 5

Financeswere negatively affected

1 2 3 4 5

Daily routine was disturbed

1 2 3 4 5

Friends or relatives were badly affected

1 2 3 4 5

Complete the table by considering how badly you were impacted by the recent floods in Manila. Explain your selections.

Impact smallest largest Explanation

Life was at risk

1 2 3 4 5

Health was at risk

1 2 3 4 5

Personal property was at risk

1 2 3 4 5

Financeswere negatively affected

1 2 3 4 5

Daily routine was disturbed

1 2 3 4 5

Friends or relatives were badly

1 2 3 4 5

Where would you place the guy in the previous picture?

2-10 Year Flood Cycle

50-100 Year Flood Cycle

How can topography influence vulnerability to flooding?

How can the quality of housing and buildings influence vulnerability to flooding?

How can wealth influence vulnerability to flooding?

How can age influence vulnerability to flooding?

How can education influence vulnerability to flooding?

How can attitude influence vulnerability to flooding?

How can race influence vulnerability to flooding?

How can gender influence vulnerability to flooding?

How can the decisions of our political leaders influence vulnerability to flooding?

How can cultural behaviors influence vulnerability to flooding?

race

Individual attitude

education age

wealth

housing

topography

politics

culture

gender

How do these factors interrelate?

In your group, discuss the questions raised in this slideshow and consider how they are interconnected.

Using the printed versions of the images that I have provided you, and all the creative intelligence that you can muster, create a poster that explains the effects of flooding and the factors that determine who will be most affected by floods.

Think carefully about how the factors that influence vulnerability interrelate