the hazard management cycle

Question 1

what does the hazard management cycle show?

Answer 1

The HMC shows the stages of managing a hazard- mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, which a country can use in attempt to reduce the scale of a disaster by learning and adapting to the event e.g. building sustainable communities and learning from past experiences

Question 2

3 strengths of the hazard management cycle?

Answer 2

1. Main aim- reduces risk of disasters, assesses potential impacts-> implement measures
2. Builds resilience- communities learn from the past, bettering themselves for the future
3. Improves preparedness- emergency plans and procedures

Question 3

what are 3 weaknesses of the hazard management cycle?

Answer 3

1. Oversimplifies stages- different for many countries- HICS, LICS- time it takes
2. Hazard management strategies might not reach all members of a community-> some groups are more vulnerable than others (ethnic minority groups- language barriers)
3. Some hazards- earthquakes- are hard to predict with a degree of accuracy- more difficult for wide-spread preparation quickly