Activity 5.6
Read
Carter, Disaster management:  A disaster manager's handbook, Ch. 14 (pp. 203‑8).
This reading provides a practical context to mitigation, by explaining its connection to development planning, emergency management policy and legislation, and emergency planning. Using this reading and the other information you have gained in this topic answer the following questions:
Please consider the questions and attempt to answer them before clicking on the “answer” box. If you find that you can’t answer or are still unclear, please review the specific section of this topic before continuing.
Describe the difference between 'structural' and 'non-structural' mitigation measures.
Have a look at Foster's table of criteria for evaluating mitigation strategies (page 5-10 of this module).  Does number 12, on hazard reduction potential, actually describe this criteria in sufficient detail?  Which of the 'Ten Guiding Principles of Disaster Mitigation' on page 57 of Disaster Mitigation in Asia and the Pacific could be used to enhance Foster's twelfth criteria?
Why is there a need to have an appropriate balance between prevention and other aspects of emergency management?