EQ 2 - 1.8

Question 1

State 4 stages of park model

Answer 1

• pre disaster
• relief (hours-days)
• rehabilitation (days-weeks)
• reconstruction (weeks-years)

Question 2

What is resilience

Answer 2

Abilit to resist, cope adapt and then recover from natural hazards - measure of how efficiently resources can be deployed in reasonable time

Question 3

What affects hazard response (8)

Answer 3

1) Nature of damage (liquefaction)
2) Quickness of event (bad timing)
3) Gov relationships with other countries
4) Structure of insurance business
5) availability of new tech, architects and builders
6) Speed of research and ease of engineering
7) Motivation of grass root stakeholders - protest or help?
8) amount of economic damage

Question 4

Purpose of park’s model

Answer 4

Shows how quality of life changes over time after a hazard event; allows you to compare and assess how well places respond to hazard event

Question 5

State details of the four stages in parks model

Answer 5

Refer to slide 10 of 1.3 walk in the park ppt or p18 in pearson

Question 6

Give examples of geophysical hazards

Answer 6

earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions

Question 7

Give examples of hydrological hazards

Answer 7

flooding, tsunamis, mudslides, droughts

Question 8

Give examples of meterological/climatological hazards

Answer 8

coastal/beach erosion, coastal strom surge, sea level rise, thunderstorm, tornado, hurricane

Question 9

Give examples of biological hazards

Answer 9

crop infestation and pestilence