A disaster area is a region or a locale, heavily damaged by either natural, technological or social hazards.

An area that has been struck with a natural, technological or sociological hazard that opens the affected area for national or international aid.

Spatial analysis features particularly prominent on the research agenda relating to natural and technological hazards and geodemographics.

The further subdivision of natural hazards is self-explanatory as is that of individual technological hazards.

Perry (1985) has written an interesting book on emergency planning and evacuation, covering both natural and technological hazards.

Alienation in a society seemingly unable to control its technological hazards helps, they argue.

Man-made disasters are the consequence of technological or human hazards.

Barcelonnette is also exposed to the possibility of a technological hazard in that road transport of dangerous materials is allowed to pass through on the RD900.

At Rutgers, he participated in research on technological hazards and airborne acute toxic releases and was also a teaching assistant.

In emergency or disaster management the SMUG model of identifying and prioritizing risks associated with natural and technological hazards is an effective tool.