Impact Analysis 3
Impact Analysis 3 :
"The practice of identifying and evaluating the negative and positive consequences of disasters on natural and human systems (i.e., environment, economic, financial, and social). Includes methodologies and standards for damage and needs assessments. The benefits of the technique are the identification of linkages between disaster vulnerability and disaster impact and the ability to then create measures to reduce vulnerabilities to those disasters. The limitations of the technique include a reliance on historical disaster data (limitations as stated in historical analysis); the current focus on post-event impact assessment and not promoting its use as part of the planning process, although the results can feed into future planning; and finally the need for social and economic analysis of disaster impacts". (UNDAP, Techniques Used in Disaster Risk Assessment, 2008)
