Online Geography Resources |
Adjustments: Reducing Vulnerability |
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Starter |
The IB DP Geography syllabus requires you to be able to describe attempts that have been made to reduce vulnerability by spreading the risk (aid, insurance) and by land-use planning (zoning). The following resource will help you start discussing these approaches to adjusting a population's vulnerability. |
Spreading the Risk: Insurance |
Spreading the Risk: Aid |
Land-Use Planning/Zoning |
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Example table taken from Generalized Geologic Maps for Land-Use Planning in Kentucky Counties Adobe Reader file. |
Avalanche Hazard Zoning in Chamonix - Les pièces de l’IAL Sector 4 |
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Activity |
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Collaborative Note-Taking Approach |
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Collaborative Presentation Approach |
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Review |
Discuss the usefulness of assessing risk before deciding the strategies of adjustment and response to a hazard. |
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