Geography A2 Issues and Strategies

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Created on: 31-03-13 14:36

Building in areas at risk of flooding - damage to property; disruption of domestic/social/economic activities; loss of life/injury

Short Term: Evacuation; Temporary barriers e.g. sand bags, water pumping; Long Term: Construction of Levees, storm channels, sluice gates, sea walls; Building restrictions on floodplain, Land-use zoning/management

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Frequency of tropical storms in the 'season' means a large contrast in the recovery time between countries; strong winds; torrential rain; damage to/ destruction of property; flooding; mass movement; injury; loss of life; economic disruption

Forecasting: Bouys; aircraft; satellites; computer models Short term: Evacuation; mobilisation of emergency services; protection of vulnerable buildings/ components Long term: hard engineering; coastal management; emergency planning

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High pop growth rate and a lack of food production in Sub-Saharan Africa; strain on agri. resources; resulting food shortage

Population planning - reduce food demand/ pop growth; Use of more organic fertilisers (high yields); better agri. practices; Land reform to boost agri. production (crop rotation/ rejuvenation periods)

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Earthquake: Impact on infrastructure/ population; Destruction of property in affected regions; collapse of structures leading to death/ injury

Disaster management - emergency services/ rescue; education of proper responses from population (emergency kit/ bag; where to go); building codes - structural improvement; set back zones - land use planning

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Anticyclonic conditions: drought; heatwave; high land and sea temps by end of season - thunderstorm development; flash flooding - hard ground (lack of infiltration); soil erosion; flooding; loss of life/ property

During hot/ dry weather: Water collection and storage; water rationing; medical help to vulnerable Resulting storm build up: Forecasting - direction/ speed; river engineering; evacuation preparation; flood plain avoiding for building

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High pop growth rate and a lack of food production in Sub-Saharan Africa; strain on agri. resources; resulting food shortage

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Earthquake: Impact on infrastructure/ population; Destruction of property in affected regions; collapse of structures leading to death/ injury

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