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WorksheetsI-CORE Online Training Course- MODULE 02
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the urbanization process in the Philippines?
Urban sprawl and congestion in capital cities
Lopsided regional development
Mismatch in supply and demand in the housing sector
Integration of both poor and rich regions in development plans
Which of the following is NOT a driver of urban growth?
Internal Revenue Allocation
Number of tourism sites
Proximity to ports and airports
Government spending
Vulnerability of humans to environmental hazards…
Is Not dependent on the structures and institutional arrangements
Can be fully determined from past hazard impacts without any shortcomings
Cannot be reduced by coping capacities
Can be assessed from different perspectives with different foci.
Which of the statements concerning the impacts of urbanization on environmental risk is true?
River regulation, surface sealing and land subsidence decreases the hazard probabilities and therefore the risks to environmental hazards.
Strong Urbanization trends can drive urban poor people into hazard prone areas and enhance risk.
Insurance regulations increase the risk.
A high disparity of the socio-economic conditions, which is often accompanied by urbanization, reduces risk.
Why do Local Government Units require Shelter Planning?
To solve the increasing number of housing demand within their respective areas.
Because shelter is a basic necessity for human
To facilitate integration of mitigation into response and recovery activities
To ensure systematic interaction and harmonized planning procedure within the Local Government Unit.
This principle is an important aspect of shelter plan in terms of coordination among Local Government Units, their partners and stakeholders.
Specific Approaches
Localized decision making
Capacity Building
Inclusive participation
According to the World Risk Report, the Philippines:
Are among the top five countries exposed to multiple hazards.
Belong to the countries in the world having a very high vulnerability.
Have a lower risk index than the Netherlands.
Belong to the group of countries with a medium risk index.
Which of the following statements is true?
Both the World Risk Index and INFORM index consider human conflicts in their assessments.
In contrast to the World Risk index, the INFORM index includes the lack of coping capacity in the assessment.
Both indices measure the risk to earthquakes, flooding and droughts and other natural hazards.
The risk to buildings is included in the World Risk Index and INFORM index.
The impact of disaster is gender-differentiated. This impact affects men’s and women’s perception of risk and evacuation behavior
Gender Inequality
Preparedness
Exposure and Vulnerability
Coping Capacity
Recovery
This strategy brings the concerns and experiences of men and women as an integral part of any planned action, including policies, programs and legislation, in all areas at all levels, so that men and women will benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated:
Gender Equality
Gender Sensitivity
Gender Expression
Gender Mainstreaming
Gender Awareness
People’s (Shelter) Planning or Community-led housing is:
Developed through a community-driven process
A multi-stakeholder approach
An alternative plan
All of the Above
Community and stakeholder participation in resilience building and human settlement planning is emphasized in:
Sustainable Development Goal 11
New Urban Agenda
Sendai Framework of Action
All of the above
Resilience is?
To mitigate potential adverse impacts of hazards
To take advantage of opportunities for sustainable development
The sustained ability to anticipate, prepare for, respond, recover from and successfully adapt to multi-hazard threats and adverse events with minimum damage to social well-being, economy, and the environment.
To avoid, or stop an imminent threat or actual disaster
What should communities prepare for to be resilient?
Threat of loss and damage to life and valued assets
Timely restoration, strengthening, and revitalization of infrastructure
Develop the operational plan, implement, monitor & adapt
Setting the response targets and strategies
