Discuss the view that the impact of earthquake hazards depends primarily on human factors (40) Plan: Intro –What is a hazard? - Human and Physical Factors – How to manage with events Main – Natural Hazards – Human Factors – Management – Case Studies –California 1994 –Gujarat 2001 –Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 Earthquake Hazards occur when there are adverse effects on human activities. This can include surface faulting‚ ground shaking and liquefaction. In this essay I will be discussing the factors
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With reference to examples‚ discuss the ways in which the nature of volcanic hazards can vary Events that cause death‚ injury and damage to property and infrastructure are known as natural hazards. Volcanic eruptions can swiftly become natural hazards which can quickly lead to major loss of life and widespread damage. Primary hazards that are associated with volcanoes include; pyroclastic flows‚ Tephra‚ Lava flows and volcanic gases. Pyroclastic flows are waves of very hot gases and tephra with
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VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF BANGLADESH DUE TO MULTIPLE NATURAL HAZARDS USING GIS TECHNIQUE Dr. Md. Monirul Islam Professor and Chair Department of Civil Engineering IUBAT – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology 4 Embankment Drive Road Sector 10‚ Uttara Model Town‚ Uttara‚ Dhaka 1230 Tel: 02 896 3523-27‚ 01716 583558‚ Fax: 02 892 2625 E-mail: rs_gism@yahoo.com Abstract: Bangladesh is one of the most natural disaster prone areas in the World. The different types
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A ‘hazard’ can be defined as a geophysical process operating within the lithosphere‚ atmosphere‚ hydrosphere or biosphere which could potentially lead to the loss of human life or property. However‚ an earthquake only becomes hazardous and therefore needs management if it occurs within close proximity to a vulnerable population. To some extent‚ any human settlement around the world situated close to or on top of an area of seismic activity is vulnerable. However‚ not all nations suffer equal devastation
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Earthquakes are more newsworthy but we ignore other geological hazards at our peril. Discuss. (40marks) Geological hazards are events that are perceived as a threat to people‚ poverty and nature‚ which originate in‚ or transmitted by the physical‚ built or human environment. These can include volcanoes‚ hurricanes and earthquakes‚ which all have various effects ranging from affecting people to the natural and physical environment. Looking at earthquakes in particular‚ which are vibrations of the
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The extent to which tectonic processes represent a hazard depends upon when and where they are experienced (40) A hazard can best be defined as a ’situation that poses a level of threat to life‚ health‚ property or the environment.’ The overall impact of earthquakes as a natural hazard varies greatly from one place and timeframe to another. As do the types of hazards‚ which are categorised into primary and secondary. Primary hazards are created by the direct seismic energy of an earthquake; this
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W. C. Hurst (2013) examined food processors around the world have applied the principles of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) as prevention- based approach to food safety. In 2005‚ the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) issued the ISO 22000 standard‚ which incorporated HACCP into its food safety management system. An inherent weakness of HACCP is that there is no advanced warning when a critical control point (CCP) will exceed its critical limit (CL) safety zone. However
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Discuss the view that the impact of earthquake hazards depends primarily on human factors (40 marks) Earthquakes are an example of seismic activity caused by the build-up of tension at the three types of plate boundaries: destructive‚ constructive and conservative. The pressure is suddenly released as the plates jerk past each other‚ sending out seismic waves from the focus that travel through different parts of the earth. The movement of convection currents within the Earth’s mantle causing the
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Audit Follow-Up Process Needed for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Report No. 13-P-0128 Scan this code to learn more about the EPA OIG. February 1‚ 2013 Report Contributors: Gloria Taylor-Upshaw Richard Eyermann Michael Davis Bettye Bell-Daniel Michael Binder Abbreviations CSB EPA FY GAO IG MATS OIG OMB U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal Year U.S. Government
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Solid waste management is defined as the control of waste generation‚ storage‚ collection‚ transfer and transport‚ processing and disposal of solid wastes consistent with the best practices of public health‚ economics‚ financial‚ engineering‚ administrative‚ legal and environmental considerations. Solid waste is sewage other than hazardous waste. There are 8 categories of solid waste which are commercial waste‚ construction waste‚ domestic waste‚ industrial waste‚ institution waste‚ import waste
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