Vulnerability to Natural Hazards
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- Created on: 12-09-20 18:10
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- Vulnerability to Natural Hazards
- Factors
- Economic
- Poverty
- Level of economic development
- Earthquakes
- Less developed parts of the world = more vulnerable to disasters
- Example
- 2010
- 7.0 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean island of Haiti
- 200,000 deaths
- Factors
- Poor building quality
- 8.8 magnitude earthquake in the central coastal region of Chile
- Only 500 deaths
- 7.0 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean island of Haiti
- 2010
- Tropical cyclones
- Economies relying on the tertiary sector = less affected than those relying on agriculture
- Rural economies
- Sparsely distributed population
- Isolated
- Less well-built homes
- Sparsely distributed population
- Urban populations
- Better access to healthcare
- Needs can be easily accessible following a disaster
- Rural economies
- Economies relying on the tertiary sector = less affected than those relying on agriculture
- Drought
- Death decreases as GDP per capita + % of arable land increases
- Poverty
- Poor health
- Food insecurity
- Death decreases as GDP per capita + % of arable land increases
- Earthquakes
- Social
- Demographic factors
- Population growth and urbanisaton
- Congestion
- Limited evacuation routes
- Dense infrastructure
- Age and gender
- Children
- Less physical strength
- Elderly
- Susceptible to diseases
- Declining vision and hearing
- 2003 European Heatwave (hottest summer in Europe)
- 40,000 people died, mostly the elderly
- Elderly
- Frequently dependent on others for survival
- Elderly
- Susceptible to diseases
- Declining vision and hearing
- Elderly
- Fewer financial resources
- Less physical strength
- Women
- More vulnerable to hazards
- Less-educated
- Politically marginalised
- Sexism in societies worldwide
- Caretakers of families
- Protecting the children and elderly
- More vulnerable to hazards
- Children
- Population growth and urbanisaton
- Culture/Attitudes
- 2011 Tohuku Tsunami, Japan
- rapid response
- Ganbaru
- 2011 Tohuku Tsunami, Japan
- Demographic factors
- Institutional
- Science and technology
- Earthquakes
- Probability calculations
- Volcanoes
- Change in gas emission
- Swelling of a volcano
- Untitled
- Earthquakes
- Science and technology
- Scale/strength of a disaster
- Economic
- Limiting death tolls after disasters
- Housing conditions
- Nutritional standards
- Level of medical care
- Insurance
- earthquake in New Zealand (2011) vs Haiti (2010)
- New Zealand
- $16bn
- 80% losses insured
- Haiti
- $8bn
- Only 2.5% losses insured, exceeding gross national product
- New Zealand
- earthquake in New Zealand (2011) vs Haiti (2010)
- Factors
- Haiti
- $8bn
- Only 2.5% losses insured, exceeding gross national product
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