GEO 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Coastal Flood
22 Mar 2018
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Development and environmental hazards rooted in same processes. Wealth value of personal, corporate property ($) Urbanization, agriculture intensity complex infrastructure at risk. Human consumption burdens on natural resources (land, water) Risk is part of everyday life in our society. Some degree of risk is taken on in daily activities (examples: playing sports etc. ) Many, common instances of damage caused by localized flood, wind, fire, etc. Regardless of type, place, and scale disasters are triggered by hazards. A natural or human-induced physical event that may have adverse impacts on life or property. Includes: natural hazards: extreme geophysical and biological events, technological hazards: originating from human-made technological or industrial conditions. Geologic e. g. , earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslides, avalanche. Atmospheric e. g. , hurricane/tropical cyclone/typhoon, tornado, hail, ice, snow. Hydrologic e. g. , riverine flood, coastal flood, drought. Originating from human-made technological or industrial conditions. Introduction to the human dimensions of environmental hazards. Unsafe public buildings and facilities e. g. ,
