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Quick questions on Multi-hazard environments - Eduqas A-Level Geography
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What are reducing disaster risk in complex settings?Show answer
Reducing risk where hazards overlap is harder than for a single hazard. Hazards can occur together or in sequence, overwhelming emergency capacity; dense populations and rapid urbanisation raise exposure; and managing one hazard (say earthquake-proofing) may do nothing for another (flooding). Effective risk reduction therefore needs integrated, multi-hazard planning: resilient infrastructure designed against several hazards, multi-hazard early warning, land-use planning that avoids the worst-exposed ground, and strong community preparedness and education. The recurring lesson is that development and governance are decisive: wealthy, well-governed multi-hazard places (Japan) manage the combined risk far better than poorer, weakly governed ones, even where the physical hazards are similar.
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Define a multi-hazard environment. [2 marks]
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Explain one reason people continue to live in a hazardous tectonic environment. [3 marks]
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