Why do people choose to live in hazardous locations?
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Fatalistic Approach
SFGate – Tribe returns to old ways on Pinatubo / 1991 eruption drove Aeta away from volcano [11 November 2001]
- Make notes from the SFGate news article about the Aeta as an example of a possible fatalistic approach to living in a hazardous area.
- Produce a brief What, Where, When, Why, Who about the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.
- There was a group of people living near to Mt. Pinatubo that definitely didn’t haven’t have a fatalistic approach – who were those people? Describe their approach to living in this hazardous location.
Acceptance Approach
Bay Area Earthquake Probabilities
San Francisco Is America’s Best City in 2012
- What is the risk of earthquake for people living in San Francisco?
- List 5 detailed reasons of why people choose to live in California (the benefits)
Adaptation Approach
Istanbul Opens World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building
Make notes from the WIRED news article about the construction of the world’s largest earthquake safe building as an example of an adaption approach to living in a hazardous area.
You should have at least 7 hazard case studies (two earthquakes, two hurricanes, two droughts and a human induced hazard). For each of your hazard case studies describe whether they show elements of fatalism, acceptance or adaptation or a combination of the three approaches.