Group items tagged human response - IB Geography 2011

Haiti earthquake: engineers work out how to rebuild capital to withstand future shocks ... - 0 views

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hazards haiti earthquake human response

shared by Andrew Woodman on 18 Jan 10 - Cached

Andrew Woodman on 18 Jan 10

A good article on the human response and how Port o Prince needs to be rebuild following a strict seismic code which includes land use zoning and earthquake proof buildings.

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BBC News - Social networks and the web offer a lifeline in Haiti - 0 views

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hazards haiti human response

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Andrew Woodman on 18 Jan 10

Web 2, social networks and other modern information technology becomes part of the human response in Haiti

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hazards disasters spatial extent human response

shared by Andrew Woodman on 05 May 10 - Cached

In a humanitarian crisis, relief agencies need rapid answers to questions about 'where'. Where are the greatest needs? Where are the gaps that need to be filled?MapAction works in disaster zones providing frequently updated situation maps showing where relief help is most urgently needed.
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Andrew Woodman on 05 May 10

A site which emphasises the key role spatial information plays in the human response to hazards and disasters.

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Red Cross Red Crescent - World Disasters Report 2009 - 0 views

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hazards disasters response prediction warning

shared by Andrew Woodman on 11 Feb 10 - Cached

Timely, preventive response to disaster risk requires effective early warning systems that are technically sound, politically viable and communally acceptable. To curb increasing disaster risks and climate change impacts, as highlighted in this year’s World Disasters Report, it is high time to unite and to take concrete concerted actions, for securing human life and livelihoods and protecting socio-economic gains and opportunities.
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Timely, preventive response to disaster risk requires effective early warning systems that are technically sound, politically viable and communally acceptable. To curb increasing disaster risks and climate change impacts, as highlighted in this year’s World Disasters Report, it is high time to unite and to take concrete concerted actions, for securing human life and livelihoods and protecting socio-economic gains and opportunities.
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Andrew Woodman on 11 Feb 10

Page which links to the full Red Cross annual report on diasters - this years focus is on early warning, early action.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency - 0 views

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Andrew Woodman on 11 Feb 10

The US federal agency charged with ensuring that all aspect of the human response to hazards and risks in the USA is carried out effectively.

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BBC News - Chile well prepared for quakes - 1 views

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hazards earthquake Chile

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UnHye Kim on 27 Feb 10

This explain the detailed information about Chile Earthquake, such as a magnitude, process and human response.

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National Hurricane Center - 0 views

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hazards hurricanes katrina

shared by Andrew Woodman on 27 Jan 10 - Cached

Andrew Woodman on 27 Jan 10

Detailed and comprehensive site from the US covering all aspects of the hurricane hazard including formation, prediction and modeling, impacts and human response.

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BBC News - UN Haiti meeting pledges billions - 0 views

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hazards earthquakes haiti reponse

shared by Andrew Woodman on 31 Mar 10 - Cached

Andrew Woodman on 31 Mar 10

Human response - recontsruction efforts in Haiti.

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Crisis in the Horn of Africa | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hun... - 3 views

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hazards drought horn of africa food and health famine

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The Horn of Africa is the cradle of humanity -- ethnically rich and culturally vibrant. But it's also a region dogged by crisis. This year 17 million people in the region will need emergency assistance.
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Andrew Woodman on 30 Apr 10

A detailed look at the causes and responses to food issues in the Horn of Africa - drought is a key element of the problem.

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