Responses to Hazards

Responses to Hazards: 

Responses to Hazards Short‑term, mid‑term and long‑term responses after the event Describe the range of responses, at the community, national and international levels, during and after a hazard event or disaster. Distinguish between rescue, rehabilitation and reconstruction responses. Explain how these responses are affected by individual and community perceptions. Examine the factors that affected the choice of adjustments before, and responses to, actual hazard events or disasters. Discuss the importance of re‑ assessing risk, and re ‑ examining vulnerability, following any major hazard event or disaster.

Factors affecting Response to Hazards: 

Factors affecting Response to Hazards

PowerPoint Presentation: 

community / national / international level short-term | mid-term | long-term rescue | rehabilitation | reconstruction Also want to look at the role of technology and GIS in the response

Haiti Case Study: 

Haiti Case Study Task One: Spatial Classification Download and print the classification slip document. Cut out all the slips. Try and classify them as being either at community level , national level or international level . Record your decisions in your notes. Task Two: Temporal Classification Try and classify the responses as being either short-term , mid-term or long-term responses. Record your decisions in your notes. Task Three: Rescue, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Define the terms rescue, rehabilitation and reconstruction in terms of responses to hazard events and disasters. Try and classify the responses as being either rescue , rehabilitation or reconstruction responses. Record your decisions in your notes.

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Homework Loot a the MEDC case study that you have for an earthquake and in particular the responses. Find out and classify what has been done on different scales Local/national/international What has been resuce , rehabilitation or recovnstruction .