A risk assessment of natural hazards in the city of Nanaimo
Date
2017-03-29Author
Alkhalifa, Jad
Bennett, Callie
Bennett, Hayden
Croxall, Roxanne
Kinakin, Natasha
Nordstrom, Gage
Urriola, Oscar
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Natural processes often provide beneficial services
to the environment (e.g. floodplain vegetation
requires floodwater-transported nutrients in order
to flourish). However, these processes may
become natural hazards when humans are
seriously impacted and/or harmed by the event. In
catastrophic instances, the damages may be so
severe that the recovery process is extremely long,
involved, and costly.
In order to better avoid or minimize potential
future impacts, it is crucial that residents be
informed about hazard vulnerability within the
RDN, the warning signs and risks associated with
each hazard, and the availability of resources for
hazard preparation and response. It is paramount
that this information be accessible by all age
groups, thus this content is supplemented by an
interactive board game to promote natural hazard
awareness.
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DOI: 10.25316/IR-1076Collections
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