Natural Hazards Analysis - Chapter 8 potx

... LLC 206  Natural Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters sites (FEMA Web site). Many of these resources provide important historical data on hazards. Categorizing Hazards As hazards ... is chapter takes a step back from hazards analysis as an activity undertaken to understand hazards and the risks they pose. It focuses on the larger hazards risk management...

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... limitations To rnadoes 1959-present 1959-present 1959-present 1959-present 1959-present 188 6–1996 1903-present 1970-present 2150 B.C 1994 3000 B.C 1994 80 00 B.C present *Meteorological events ... of hazards by preparing a com- munity profile and a hazards profile for the hazards in the community, we do an analysis of the risks present by identifying vulnerability indicators and t...

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... Contents 4 Spatial Analysis 87 Objectives 87 Key Terms 87 Issue 88 Introduction 88 Definition of Spatial Analysis 88 Geospatial Data Set 89 Spatial Data Quality 92 Types of Spatial Analysis 95 Queries ... understanding of hazards and risks. NRT-1 defines hazard analysis as a three-step process: (1) hazard iden- tification, (2) vulnerability analysis, and (3) risk ana...

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... which a hazards analysis is based (19 98) . e U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA 1 987 ) stresses the importance of hazards identification within the hazards analysis process. Hazards ... the hazards analysis process. 4. Explain what mapping community assets and hazards contributes to haz- ard identification. 5. Explain the problem-solving process and its role...

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... HAZUS-MH. USGS DEM 5-Meter Resolution USGS DEM 30-Meter Resolution Figure 3.1 DEM files at 30-meter and 6-meter resolutions. © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC 76  Natural Hazards Analysis: ... a 6-meter grid. For flood hazards, the higher-resolution LIDAR DEM reveals areas of the landscape that are lower in elevation and could be impacted by flooding. e lower-resolution 30-mete...

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... Parishes - Amite River Study Case: 500-Ye ar Flood using HEC-RAS Legend 500-Ye ar Flood Value 300-meter DEM Value (c) 1997–2003 FEMA. 0 1 2 4 6 8 Kilometers High: 32 High: 27.6 288 05 Roads ... Classes) 64–1212 >1212–2359 >2359–3507 >3507–4655 >4655– 580 2 > 580 2–6950 64–736 1041–4043 >4043–43 68 >43 68 481 4 > 481 4–61 68 6950 64–612 >612–1475 >14...

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... Parishes - Amite River Study Case: 500-Ye ar Flood using HEC-RAS Legend 500-Ye ar Flood Value 300-meter DEM Value (c) 1997–2003 FEMA. 0 1 2 4 6 8 Kilometers High: 32 High: 27.6 288 05 Roads ... Kasperson, and S. Ratick (1 988 ). e social amplification of risk: a conceptual framework. Risk Analysis 8: 177– 187 . Mileti, D. (1999). Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural...

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... processing busi- nesses, and education. e LEPC provides a natural means of engaging stakehold- ers in the hazards analysis process for not only human-caused disasters but also for natural hazards. Barnes ... misconduct” by a local official or employee involved in a hazards analysis? © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC 1 68  Natural Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Imp...

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... Francis Group, LLC 2 28  Natural Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters e potential to achieve complimentary benefits must recognize that land prone to natural hazards is often among ... governing body to guide decision making (So and Getzels 1 988 : 60–61). © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC 234  Natural Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disaster...

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... throughout this chapter, we pro- pose a new hazards risk management framework that emphasizes the adoption of an all -hazards “CRS” program coupled with an all -hazards insurance model. e * ... Francis Group, LLC 2 58  Natural Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters implementation of this program can be achieved, in part, through a new approach to all -hazards miti...

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