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    Impact Mitigation

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    HES4810 IMPACT MITIGATION MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT 03 DLAMINI ZANELE ZAKHE Student no: 46407413 Lecture: Mrs Unine van den Berg 25 September 2012 Question 1.1 Table of contents Page 1.1.1 Purpose activity 4 1.1.2 Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) administration 4 1.1.3 Objectives of the EMPr 4 1.1.4 Roles and responsibilities 4 1.1.5 EMPr for housing complex 6 1.1.6 References 17

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    Disaster Mitigation

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    MANAGEMENT prevent the fore coming  PREVENTION: Trying to disasters .  MITIGATION: An attempt to prevent the hazards from developing in to disasters.  PREPARE: It includes planning ‚ training etc.‚ to mitigate the effects of natural & manmade disaster.  RESPONSE: It includes the mobilization of emergency services.  RECOVERY: Its aim is to restore the affected area to its previous state. Mitigation   Any activity that reduces either the chance of a hazard taking place or a

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    Energy conservation is the basic performance of diminishing the amount of energy consumption that takes place in our daily lives. energy conservation is that it can save households and businesses money. Energy Information Administration. (2009‚ May). Energy Kids Page. Retrieved August 10‚ 2009‚ from Energy Information Administration: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/geothermal.html Energy Informaiton Administration. (2009). Financial News for Independent Energy Companies

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    AVALANCHE DANGER AND AVALANCHE MITIGATION STRATEGIES: LINKAGES TO CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN SERFAUS‚ AUSTRIA by Larissa Nora van der Laan CAPSTONE THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Leiden University College The Hague Supervisor: Dr. Paul Hudson 2013 Abstract Snow avalanches are a constant hazard in the Alps‚ threatening tourists and inhabitants. The objective of this thesis is to research the linkages between

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    the three marketing opportunities and operational changes for the top-ranked opportunities‚ for both financial perspective and non-financial perspective. The benefits and potential threat will be discussed in the report and give the possible mitigation strategies. At end of the report‚ the top-ranked opportunities will be selected‚ relevant changes for operation and the estimated cost of the changes will be list in the report. Introduction BBQ fun was established in 2009 by current CEO‚ Pat Mifsud

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    Volcanoes Risks and Benefits

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    signifies a vent. Volcanoes are not the realm of any single scientific discipline. Rather they require study from many scientists from several specialties: Geophysicist and Geochemist to probe the deep roots of volcano; Geologist to decipher prehistoric volcanic activity; Biologist to learn how life became established and evolve in barren volcanic islands; and meteorologist to determine the effects of volcanic dust and gases on the atmosphere‚ weather and climate. Volcanoes affect humankind in

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    Why Are Volcanoes Good

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    Did anyone know that around 10 volcanoes erupt everyday and it helps many people? Volcanoes are very good for many thing and it helps alot of people in the world for a huge list of things that it can do for people volcanoes can help economic trouble and even it can help hunger. This area where people live on volcanoes are safe on many levels like some volcanoes people live on are super quiet eruption volcanoes and they do not erupt and explode like volcanoes people think of. But sometimes disaster

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    Types of Volcano Research Composite Volcanoes:  Composite volcanoes‚ also called strato volcanoes‚ are formed by alternating layers of lava and rock fragments.  This is the reason they are called composite.      Strato-volcanoes often form impressive‚ snow-capped peaks which are often exceeding 2500m in height‚ 1000sq.km in surface‚ and 400km3 in volume.      Between eruptions they are often so quiet they seem extinct.  To witness the start of a great eruption requires luck or very careful

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    MITIGATION. The term ‘disaster mitigation’ is variously understood by different people in different disciplines. The meaning of the word mitigate as “to mollify; to make easily borne; to temper’. Therefore one may consider mitigation action as if it will happen after the event. Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones

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    Volcanoes Research Paper

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    Volcanoes--sinister and dangerous creations that wreak havoc and death‚ demanding fear and reverence from all. But yet‚ people show none. They have busy lives and don’t have time for "silly" things such as destructive volcanic eruptions. On top of that‚ they have all seen the movies in which people have effortlessly escaped the wrath of magma flow of "the rather gentle and atypical volcanoes in Hawaii." These people willingly‚ and sometimes unknowingly‚ make themselves easy prey for volcanic eruptions

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