Hazard case studies

Question 1

Haiti root causes

Answer 1

LIDC
High corruption
GDP was $1300
80% lived below the povery line

Question 2

Dynamic pressure Haiti

Answer 2

Lack of building regulations 
Lack of disaster preperation
Lack of urban planning
High population density
Significant deforestation and soil degredation

Question 3

Unsafe conditions

Answer 3

poorly prepared people
Built on soft soil
Dense urban environment made it hard to get help to people
Only 39% had access to safe water and 24% to sanitation before

Question 4

Natural hazards haiti

Answer 4

Magnitude 7 earthquake (carribean plate and NA plate)
Shallow focus
24km from capital city

Question 5

Haiti key facts

Answer 5

200,000 deaths
250,000 injured
33% collapsed in port-au-prince
1m homeless