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1. Management system of disaster

Disaster management is employing various managing by types of disasters.
Disasters can be defined as artificial disaster, natural disaster, and civil defense situation in a broad range, and are managed based on related laws and organizations.
Also, there are specified disaster types that managed and controlled under responsibilities of appointed divisions and organizations.

 
2. Characteristics of disasters

- Although the actual risks could be huge, sometimes they would not be recognized or felt.
- Most people are not interested in unless the disaster harms directly themselves and families.
- The level of damages and frequency of occurrences are varied by times and development stage of technology & industry.
- Explicit efforts and sound management can reduce of most of disasters.
- Disaster occurrence processes are abrupt and preserve strong impacts, and they can be varied in shape, size and impact, although they are same types.
- Hard to predict possibility of disaster occurrence and revolution of situation.
- Damage to others by both mistakes and intentions are required responsibility of compensation.

 
3. Classification
Artificial Disaster Natural Disaster
Occurrence Accidentally Accidentally
Impact Strong Strong
Damage Possibility Invisible damages exist Normally visible environmental damages are caused.
Predict Possibility Impossible to predict, little chance to evacuate. Somewhat predictable, somewhat advanced warning possible
Low Turning Point Possible to exist obvious Low Turning Points, however poisonous matter of accidents could be worse as time being. Recognizable Low Turning Point exists, after this, situations tend to be improved by time.
Recognition of Control Control is possible Control is possible
Range of impact Affect even to whom has not direct damage from disaster Mostly limited within direct victims
Consistency of impact Either short or long term. Chemical accidents affect for long period. Last relatively short time