Hazard in the environment - Earlier perspectives
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When has the engineering paradigm happened and what are the main issues + responses?
Responses: - Scientific weather forecasting
- Large structures built to defend against natural hazards
When has the behavioral paradigm happened and what are the main issues + responses?
Responses: - Improved short-term warning
- Better longer-term land planning so that humans can adapt and avoid dangerous sites.
When has the development paradigm happened and what are the main issues + responses?
Responses: - Greater awareness of human vulnerability to disaster
- Understanding of how low economic development and dependency contribute to disaster
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When has the complexity paradigm happened and what are the main issues + responses?
Responses: - Emphasis on the complicated interactions between natural and human systems, leading to improvement in the long-term management of hazards according to local needs.
What is human vulnerability and how did it became important?
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