"Earthquakes never kill people, but the collapse of the buildings kills people"
Shigeru Ban
Conditions that make individual structures and the settlement as a whole vulnerable, or exposed to suffer the consequences of events related to the prioritized hazards, are singled out.
Collecting, classifying, filtering, distributing and archiving information can be aided by digital tools. Documenting in a variety of formats helps discern if a particular condition constitutes a vulnerability or a capacity. By taking photographs and videos, recording interviews with people from the community and classifying the evidence together, with the help of a technical adivsor, everyone can learn to recognize what increases or decreases the risks related to shelter in the community.