ENVS 4262 Lecture : ENVS Notes 3 11 13
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Midterm answers: (fill in the blank, short answer: 5 and 15, 74 mph, fujita, richter, identify hazard, assess risk, mapping. Short answer: laze creates hydrochloric acid (when lava meets with water, nepa makes an agency stop and consider environmental impact on the community, but does not limit the project in any way. Regulate private property development and land use in environmentally sensitive areas. Establish planning that force or encourage local government to conform to state policy. Some states have left land use management to: local government, market forces. Mitigation activities differ from state to state: political climate, experience with natural hazards. States laws describe responsibilities of state government for emergencies and disasters. States serve as key link between federal agencies and resources and local communities. Each state maintains an office of emergency management. Effectiveness of office varies: policy-oriented offices, suited for mitigation and recovery programming. Tactical and operation offices: suited for managing preparedness and response.
