Unit 4 - factors that affect the EFFECTIVENESS OF managing hazards

Unit 4 - factors that affect the EFFECTIVENESS OF managing hazards
Read this link and make notes on it
https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog030/node/379

Here are some case studies to consider:

PLACE

Remoteness/accessibility: Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia, 1985, 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake
Hotspots: Mt Merapi, Indonesia
Eruption types: Hawaiian, Strombolian, Vulcanian, Peléan, Plinian, Surtseyan, Submarine, Subglacial, Phreatic eruptions (for these, a specific eruption case study might not be necessary), super-volcano (caldera) - Campi Flegrei
Earthquake types: blind-thrust, mega-thrust, interplate & intraplate, deep-focus quakes shallow quakes - Haiti 2011; deep - Chile 2010, aftershocks (Nepal 2015)

PEOPLE

Population density & distribution: 1964 Alaskan earthquake vs 2010 Haiti earthquake, Kamchatka Peninsula, Campi Flegrei, Naples,
Coasts compared with landlocked places: Indian Ocean tsunami 2004, Nepal 2015
Demographics: Japan 2011 (ageing populations) https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/03/japans-earthquake-and-the-hazards-of-an-aging-population/72892/
Culture & beliefs: Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 (Andaman islands) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4181855.stm
Disadvantaged groups: Banda Aceh (2004) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Aceh_Movement
Education: Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0s2i7Cc7wA
Employment: farmers in the Phillippines, fishermen in the Indian Ocean Tsunami, tourists (2004 Tsunami

POWER - TO FOLLOW

Communism: 2008 Sichuan Earthquake http://www.nysun.com/opinion/communist-made-disaster/76569/

Capitalism: Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/resources/part7/chapter19/thailand-tsunami-survivors-group

Democracy vs dictatorship: Chile vs Iran http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2010/03/long_live_democratic_seismology.html

Transparency vs corruption: Haiti 2010, Chile 2010 https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2010-07-15/disaster-politics

The role of NGOs: http://nacla.org/news/ngos-and-business-poverty-haiti

Local communities: Nepal 2016 http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2016/05/03/community-participation-should-be-at-the-heart-of-nepals-post-earthquake-reconstruction-process/
https://www.hands.org/localvolunteers/

Government agencies: FEMA (federal emergency management agency) http://disasterphilanthropy.org/issue-insight/fema/

Political instability (links to Banda Aceh 2004): http://www.dw.com/en/how-political-instability-affected-nepals-disaster-preparedness/a-18411259

Y13 - Unit 3 work, Thursday 30th March

Hi all, apologies that I'm not here today. Peer assess the 10 and 15 markers, using the criteria below. As a group, decide on another section A question (both 10 & 15 markers) from a paper. Repeat the process from yesterday, using the cheat sheet if necessary.

Earthquake prediction

Read this wikipedia page about managing hazards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_prediction

Can animals predict earthquakes?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15945014

3D modelling - San Andreas Fault zone

Use this to explore how the SA fault is monitored, using 3D GIS modelling

http://www.southerncaliforniaweatherforce.com/2016/06/21/breaking-the-code-models-predict-next-rupture-point-of-san-andreas-fault-earthquake/

USGS - San Andreas zoning

Y13 - for Wednesday 22nd March

Y13s - for Wednesday - please complete FOUR questions from section A of Unit 3 - two options from two papers. Choose which mock you prefer. We will then peer mark and prepare model answers for these.

Eg: answer BOTH the 10 and 15 marker questions from TWO sections in one paper (eg. bridging the development gap AND Biodiversity under threat). Repeat with another mock.

Lastly, at the top of the paper, write how many minutes it took you to answer each. Use the circle essay plan if you need to.

Tectonic stressing & fracturing

Please use this link to help with this topic

http://www.opengeography.org/ch-6-tectonic-forces.html

Y13 - Unit 4 - research tasks, Friday 10th March

Hello everybody, please ensure you are up to date with the following in your research portfolio:

• Theories of plate tectonics
• Key definitions
• Tectonic hazards - type (event profiles) & global distribution
• plate boundaries/margins
• associated features (rift valleys, ocean trenches, hotspot volcanoes)
• characteristics of each - hazard type, lava type
• Physical impacts
• extrusive landforms
• intrusive landforms
• Human impacts - range of case studies (6 case study profiles, including Park model for each)
• Responses to tectonic hazards
• please find and use the powerpoint on the shared area that has a wide range of techniques and methods of managing earthquakes & volcanoes
• Players involved - research the different groups involved in hazard management - identify: (a) the scale that it operates at; (b) its role and function; (c) it's impact in reducing mortality and disaster prevention
• Future of tectonic hazards - choose a range of different hazards
• Identify areas most at risk in the future because of population growth and unsustainable development
• assess the benefits and costs of different management approaches (in a table?)

The last two topics - response and the future - probably need more attention than the others. 

Also, go back through your work, ensuring that you have made a note of the reference (name of website, search term) for all of your material.