Hazards

• la'aquila in italy killed 308 people and resulted in 67000 homeless
• effects of la'aquila

  -rock falls and landslides

  -central business was paused due to unsafe buildings

  responses

  -could handle it on their own

  -resisdents didnt have to pay tax during 2010

  -mortgages and bills for gas and electric were suspended
• why do people live near hazards

  • they grew up here so theyre attached
  • weathered lava leaves behind fertile soil, ideal for farming and reliable of food income
  • the areas are pretty
• gorhka nepal caused 8800 deaths and 1 million people homeless
• nepal effects

  had an avalanche

  had difficult roads making aid hard to reach, mountainous terrain

  responses

  started rebuilding areas

  was distributed medical supplies to the worst effected by UE contries

  requested international help
• MEDMERRyY

  they achieved managed retreat by building new embankments 2km inland from shore

  behind it a channel was built to collect drained water

  rock armour was placed between sea and embankment, (60000 TONNES FROM NORWAY)
• MEDMERRY POSITIVES

  • intertidal area now made into a nursery
  • selsey now has a 1 in 1000 chance of flooding
• MEDMERRY NEGATIVES

  • cost $28 million
  • habitats disrupted
  • farms growing rapeseed oil and wheat were abandoned