Event Management [U1]

Question 1

What is Pre-event management?

Answer 1

It’s the act of preparing for, or preventing a hazard before it happens

Question 2

What are some Pre-event management strategies for mass movements?

Answer 2

Terracing slopes - prevent rainfall runoff
Improving drainage - prevent saturation
Restraining Structure - walls & gabions
Erosion control - prevent undercutting
Bio-technical protection - using roots to increase soil integrity
Slope re stabilisation - steel mesh to prevent slides/falls

Question 3

What pre-event management strategies are there for volcanoes and tsunamis?

Answer 3

Volcano: lava diversion to prevent lava damage
Tsunami: tsunami walls to prevent flooding

Question 4

What pre-event management strategies are there for earthquakes?

Answer 4

Soft Storey Buildings
Reinforcement with Bamboo
Steel Reinforcement
Tyre foundations
Lightweight metal sheet roof

Question 5

What is Post-Event Management?

Answer 5

Recovering and adapting to hazards after a disaster.

Question 6

What are the different time phases for responses?

Answer 6

Short term - Within days of disaster (usually rescue operations)
Mid term - Within months of disaster (rehabilitation, clearing debris)
Long Term - After years of the disaster (reconstruction and adaption)

Question 7

What are some factors that could change the time scale of responses?

Answer 7

Development - If a country is less developed, they might struggle with rescue/reconstruction
Wealth - If a country is rich, they can provide shelter and care way quicker
Hazard - Depending on the destruction power the time could take shorter or longer