people living in Canberra. The major effect was the decline of the Aboriginal population within the area. This decline was mainly due to the introduction of diseases such as smallpox and measles and the incline of the Aboriginal peoples hunting experiences resulting in less food. I believe that the European settlement caused the Aboriginal population within Canberra to significantly decrease and see this as the main effect of Aboriginal people within Canberra and surrounding the Canberra region. Before
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research conducted on bushfires by Peter Moriarty A changing environment can have many effects on our lives‚ being good or bad. The environment can change as a result of many things such as change over time‚ human intervention or natural disasters. Bushfires are a very significant natural disaster. Bushfires change the environment when they burn through forests and urban areas. They have many effects before they occur such as the way we live and how we prepare for a bushfire‚ and then there are the
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forget Hanoi‚ which is similar to Canberra; Both cities are capitals and vital political – cultural centers. They also have similarities and differences in physical as well as in social – economic aspects. The common aspect is the weather which has two typical seasons that are hot and cold. In addition‚ while Hanoi has a very bustling lifestyle‚ Canberra is a peaceful city. The prices in Hanoi are really much cheaper in comparison to Canberra. Furthermore‚ Canberra is one of the cleanest cities in
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ISSN 1329-2676 THE IMPACT OF PAID WORK ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA* by Craig Applegate and Anne Daly Division of Business‚ Law and Information Sciences University of Canberra * The research reported in this paper was approved by the Human Ethics Committee at the University of Canberra. We also discussed the project with the Student Association and Student Administration at the University. We would like to thank Tim Bradley
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The city of Canberra is known as Australia’s Bush Capital. Recent urban planning approaches consistently demonstrate serious shortcomings in predicting and responding to bushfire risks (Buxton‚ et al 2010). In this fieldwork in the Canberra suburb of Lyneham a systematic approach using field observations‚ demographic statistics and other methods‚ helped understand plausible risks and consider the suburb’s geographical characteristics as a contribution to understanding local risk. Figure 3‚ the
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Exclusive summary: Nowadays‚ people around the world are affected by natural disasters. These may be caused by climate change such as drought‚ flood‚ and cyclone‚ the environment such as pollution‚ deforestation‚ desertification‚ pest infestation or combinations of these‚ or the destroy of ozone layer will contribute to the green house effect. People’s homes are wiped out and livelihoods are destroyed. Poverty‚ population pressures and environmental degradation mean that increasing numbers of people
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Disasters quiz 1. What and when is black Friday? • Black Friday is 2. What type of flu killed almost three thousand people in Britain in 1970? • 3. What was the Greycliffe disaster? • The Greycliffe disaster occurred in Sydney Harbour 1927 when the harbour ferry Greycliffe and the Union steamship company mail streamer collided. 4. At which Scottish football ground did 66 people die when a barrier collapsed in 1971? • It occurred in the Liverpool game against Celtic
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an event or object that is a potential source of harm to community. A disaster occurs as the result of a hazardous event that dramatically affects a community. Natural Hazards Human Hazards Atmospheric – eg cyclones‚ hailstorms‚ blizzards or bushfires. Technological – accidents‚ explosions or hazardous materials. Hydrological – eg example‚ flooding‚ wave action or glaciers Human – eg. War‚ crowd stampede and terrorism. Geological – eg earthquakes or volcanoes Biological – eg. Disease epidemics
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Black Saturday The alarming Black Saturday bushfires commenced on February 7th 2009‚ igniting in Victoria‚ Australia. The fires affected more than 78 communities resulting 173 deaths‚ over 400 injuries‚ 2‚100 homes destroyed and over 7‚500 people displaced. The fire was an event due to extreme hot weather conditions. Wildfires are natural events that occur frequently in Australia‚ but the ongoing drought and warm winds resulted temperatures to each 46 Celsius degrees with winds in excess of more
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influenced by the actions andlocations of people. For example‚ the severity ofbushfires depends not only on the amount of fuelavailable or the strength and humidity of thewind. Humans influence bushfires through carelessnessin the use of ®re‚ inadequate preparationof their property in the event of a bushfire andpoor disaster planning. Risk analysis is concerned with the chance of ahazardous event occurring and whether or not itcould result in a disaster. The map oppositeshows those areas of Australia
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