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Illustrations, graphs, tables
• Careful use will enhance your work.• Lists and tables• Conceptual flow chart / diagram• Data graphs (time series, correlation, etc.)• Maps• photos
The conceptual structure of the International Land Science ProgramSee:
GLP (2005) Science Plan and Implementation Strategy. IGBP Report No. 53/IHDP Report No. 19. IGBP Secretariat, Stockholm. 64pp.
Natural Events System
Human use System
Hurricane
Flood
Earthquake
Tsunami
wildfire
Populations
Agriculture
Settlement
Transportation
Housing
Natural Hazard Impacts Response
Prevention: modify the event
(Dams, levees, cloud seeding, etc.)
Magnitude, frequency, duration, extent
Adapt: reduce human vulnerability: (building codes, land use
regulations, etc.)
economic loss
Spread / Share the Loss: Disaster aid,
insurance
Vulnerability
Growth in the American West• More “boom” than “bust”
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