Hazard Vulnerability

Question 1

Why may wealthier people perceive hazards differently?

Answer 1

• They might be safer/have extreme precautions
• The hazard poses less threat to their livelihoods (especially if they work in the quaternary sector)

Question 2

Why is it dangerous that superpowers control climate meetings?

Answer 2

They might not be the most vulnerable - wealthier countries often don’t rely on maritime resources.

Question 3

What are the 4 different ways of reacting to hazard threat?

Answer 3

• Fatalism
• Adaption
• Prediction
• Fear

Question 4

How can age impact hazard perception?

Answer 4

Young people may be less at risk than elderly - more mobile
Young people can therefore choose to live near hazards more easily, Elderly people may find this unavoidable due to family connections.

Question 5

What is hazard perception influenced by? Why might it change?

Answer 5

• If a family member has had a close experience with one
• Embodied versus schematic/media knowledge - lived experiences versus online perceived information

Question 6

Why might an area of lacking hazards be more vulnerable to them?

Answer 6

They are less prepared - less adaption strategies will be in place. However, intensity and magnitude will make this trend unreliable.

Question 7

What’s the difference between hazard intensity and magnitude?

Answer 7

Intensity - severity of the effects on the individual’s QoL - changes with distance from hazard or management strategies. Could change if there was secondary hazards (floods)
Magnitude - quantitative, does not change

Question 8

Why are Canada’s hazard management strategies weakening?

Answer 8

• Increase in wildfires due to climate change
• Less funding/resources spent on earthquake and tsunami preparation
• Evacuation routes and tsunami sirens abandoned on Vancouver Island (tourist beach)
• Text message warnings unreliable - people turn phones off at night