Topic 5: Emergency prevention and mitigation
Overview
Emergency prevention and mitigation are arguably the most important aspects of emergency management. The most cost-effective and appropriate manner of dealing with hazards is to prevent them causing problems, or to reduce their potential effects.
Learning outcomes
After completing the work for this topic, you should be able to:
- explain how some emergencies can be prevented or mitigated;
- describe some of the principles of mitigation;
- assess the appropriateness of proposed mitigation strategies.