hazard profiles

Question 1

what are hazard profiles?

Answer 1

a diagram that shows multiple characteristics of different hazards
- help governments develop disaster plans (e.g. warnings, drills, and evacuations)
- compares and contrasts different hazards
- helps decision makers to identify and rank hazards
- typical earthquake and volcano profiles tend to differ most in terms of spatial predictability and frequency

Question 2

what are the limitations of hazard profiles?

Answer 2

1. difficult to compare hazards
2. different impacts on society
3. varying spatial and temporal distributions
4. to accurately rank hazards on one scale, some key elements may be inaccurately displayed or omitted

Question 3

what are some characteristics of hazard profiles?

Answer 3

1. magnitude
2. speed of onset
3. duration
4. areal extent
5. spatial predictability
6. frequency

Question 4

what development characteristics make people more vulnerable to more frequent hazards?

Answer 4

population billions
high birth rate
poverty
resource deficit
megacities
low technology
unsafe environments
fragile livelihoods
local economy
aid sink
dependence
few choices

Question 5

what development characteristics make people less vulnerable to less frequent hazards?

Answer 5

population millions
low birth rate
wealthy people
resource surplus
large cities
high level technology
safe environments
secure livlihoods
global economy
aid source
independence