Answer the following questions below, using the text book “Textbook: Keith Smith and David N. Petley. Environmental Hazards-Assessing risk and reducing disaster (6th
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………Answer the following, Allow yourself sufficient time
to complete one to two well-written paragraphs for each answer. 1). Describe why zoning is an effective strategy for managing flood hazards. Be specific. 2). Explain
clearly what is meant by the term ″100-year flood.″ 3). Describe how the National Flood Insurance program helps reduce the flood risk and vulnerability. 4). Explain one
reason why public policy for flood Hazard, using the land use planning, can be beneficial or difficult to adopt. Be clear as to why or why not. 5). How do volcanoes
create special problems for disaster aid relief? Explain in detail at least two issues. 6). Explain why the implementation of building codes has been a successful
management strategy for earthquake hazards. 7). Describe how “remote sensing” may be applied to assessing risk in a natural hazard. 8). Landslide scientists explain
causes of landslides by causes and triggers. Describe two causes and two triggers of landslides. 9). Natural disasters claim more lives than technological disasters.
However, natural disasters are often perceived as a lesser risk. Provide an explanation as to why this is so and the implications for managing natural hazards. 10). As
an emergency manger would you want everyone to evacuate at once? Why or why not? Please support your answer from the course materials.