case studies Flashcards
1
Q
what is haitis hdi rank
A
149th
2
Q
what is japans hdi rank?
A
20
3
Q
what was the magnitude of haitis earthquake in 2010?
A
7
4
Q
what was the magnitude of japans 2011 earthquake
A
9
5
Q
death toll haiti 2010
A
220,000
6
Q
death toll japan 2011
A
16,000
7
Q
injured haiti 2010
A
300,000
8
Q
injured japan 2011
A
6000 (hospital admissions)
9
Q
homeless haiti 2010
A
1.5 million
10
Q
homeless japan 2011
A
229,000
- put into evacuation shelters, hotels etc.
11
Q
economic cost haiti 2010
A
$7.6 billion
12
Q
economic cost japan 2011
A
$23.5 billion
13
Q
why was haiti so vulnerable?
A
- poverty
- young population
- densely populated area affected
- population ignored area having high seismic hazards
14
Q
haiti- recovery
A
- haiti government committed to pay tuition for 900,000 children
- $9.5 billion pledged in relief and recovery aid to haiti
15
Q
why was japan not so vulnerable?
A
- high income nations
- prior to the disaster, japans national territory was covered by early warning systems
- 670,000 participated in a national earthquake drill in September 2010
