case study - MHE, The Philippines Flashcards
background of the Philippines
group of islands - 7000
destructive plate boundary
- denser Philippines oceanic plate subjecting beneath continental Eurasian plate
volcanic hazard in the Philippines
Mount Pinatubo
500+ deaths
200,000 left homeless
buildings, crops and agricultural land destroyed
seismic hazards in the Philippines
Luzon Island earthquake
magnitude 7.8
1500 deaths
earthquake caused tsunami on Moro Gulf, thousands killed
tsunami in the Philippines
Moro Gulf
8000 died
90,000 homeless
tropical storms in the Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan
6000 deaths
2 million homeless
$2.9b damage
flooding and forest damage
physical vulnerability
- pacific ring of fire - destructive boundary
- tropical storm belt
human vulnerability
densely populated
- eg haiyan and Luzon
60% people live in low lying coastal areas
75% population in poverty
poorly constructed houses
responses to hazards
adapting
resiliance
mitigation
management
adaptation
life safe buildings
- withstand earthquakes and tsunamis
flood defences
- protect from tsunamis and storm surges
mitigation
flood defences and safe buildings
evacuations
monitoring and warnings
- eg UN helped develop warning systems and evacuation plans
resilience
local people help reconstruct and adapt
- eg cash for work after Haiyan
management
increasing awareness by education
monitoring
preparing
(any of the other responses)