Abstract
The frequency and impact of disasters have increased recently because of various reasons, including climate change, an increase in social complexity, and so on. Limited financial and manpower resources for disaster management impede ample countermeasures to mitigate various risks that trigger disasters, and this requires the identification of disasters with relatively high priority for effective and efficient disaster management. This study performs hazard risk assessment using a risk matrix for Busan Metropolitan City, indicating disasters with relatively high priority. The results suggest that infectious diseases, fine and yellow dust, storms and floods, atomic accidents, and earthquakes have relatively high priority. The results may be used as baseline data for establishing a disaster preparedness strategy and for developing future research. Standardization of the methodology for hazard risk assessment is also required to secure the efficiency of the data collection and the reliability of the assessment. Keywords: Disaster Management, Hazard Risk Assessment, Risk Matrix, Disaster Preparedness Strategy
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