1.21 Hazard Profiling

Question 1

hazard profile

Answer 1

compares all physical processes to help decision makers identify and rank hazards and decide how to allocate attention/resources

Question 2

event likelihood

Answer 2

based off magnitude and frequency

results in probability estimate

Question 3

factors considered by work risk index

Answer 3

exposure
susceptibility
coping capacity
adaptive capacity

Question 4

usefulness of hazard profiles

Answer 4

high magnitude EQ likely to overwhelm best management strategies
large areal extent overwhelms aid so loss of life increases
high frequency means communities are prepared but may be hazard fatigued

Question 5

unreliability of hazard profiles

Answer 5

low economic development prevents any plan being implemented
difficult to compare events (same processes needed)
difficult to compare spatial and temporal
distributions
focusing on one aspect distorts representation of others