Comparisons require communities to make judgments about the relative importance of different types of consequences and the type of priority that will be given to fairness in the risk distribution. (P. 1208) Gardoni and Murphy go on to explain that communities are forced to decide what risks are exposed to community members. Low-income parts of the community do not have the resources to develop security. Individuals who can afford security prioritize living together on the opposite side of the community to those living in poverty. It is important for individuals to come together as a community and help each other, especially in situations of natural disasters. Distributing equity in the community is easier said than done, especially when the members who have the power to control the community to decide on the allocation of funds are the community members who are wealthy and do not live in poverty. How can low income members of the community get funding to increase security as a priority when members at the top of the community never see the conditions that low income members live in. To ensure that communities distribute funds equitably so that all members are at equal risk when a natural hazard occurs, they must be aware of the problem. Many community members are not informed of the risks they