Describing other hazards
Further examples of the means for describing hazards are found in Disaster mitigation in Asia and the Pacific , and in the tables on the Modified Mercalli scale, Beaufort scale, Tsunami scale, the land slide matrix, dangerous goods classes, etc. that are included in this section.
Activity 5.2
Read
Textbook: Disaster Mitigation in Asia and the Pacific , pp. 25-40.
One of the following country studies from Disaster mitigation in Asia and the Pacific:
- Bangladesh , pp. 71-150; or
- Philippines , pp. 193-254; or
- South Pacific, pp. 255-308.
I suggest you attempt question 1 below after completing the first part of this reading. Read question 2 carefully before beginning the second part of the reading - the country study.
- What is the essential difference between 'hazard assessment' and 'vulnerability analysis' as described in Disaster mitigation in Asia and the Pacific, and the 'emergency risk management process' described in the Emergency Risk Management Applications Guide (EMA, 2000)? (ADD IN CHECK YOUR ANSWER RESPONSES)
- What are the similarities and differences between the hazards of either Bangladesh , the Philippines , or the South Pacific (depending on which section of the book you have chosen to read) and the hazards in your state or country? (Spend no more than 10 minutes on this question.
- For the hazards of your state (or country) t hat are referenced in either the text reading or tables included in this topic try the following.
Record:
(a) the hazard;
(b) its characteristics (use the 5-point characteristic check-list as a starting point);
(c) the means (if any) of measuring those characteristics.
Recording your data in table form is one way to do this.
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