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'''Hazards''' research is a branch of [[environmental geography]] that includes study of human-made (anthropogenic), environmental (natural), and blended disasters. | '''Hazards''' research is a branch of [[environmental geography]] that includes study of human-made (anthropogenic), environmental (natural), and blended disasters. This study is intricately tied to [[risk analysis]]. | ||
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Hazards have their roots in either natural of human-caused processes, but become hazards or disasters because of their impacts to humans. Natural hazards include: [[earthquake]]s, [[volcano]]es, [[hurricane]]s, and [[tornado]]s. Human-caused hazards include: [[toxin]]s, [[pollution]]. Many hazards have blended causation including: [[fire]], [[drought]], and [[floods]]. Current scholars highlight this blended causation, largely driven by research into [[global climate change]]. | |||
==Schools of thought== | ==Schools of thought== | ||
Revision as of 06:32, 27 November 2007
Hazards research is a branch of environmental geography that includes study of human-made (anthropogenic), environmental (natural), and blended disasters. This study is intricately tied to risk analysis.
Causation
Hazards have their roots in either natural of human-caused processes, but become hazards or disasters because of their impacts to humans. Natural hazards include: earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and tornados. Human-caused hazards include: toxins, pollution. Many hazards have blended causation including: fire, drought, and floods. Current scholars highlight this blended causation, largely driven by research into global climate change.
Schools of thought
External links
- The US Geological Survey Natural hazards gateway
- NASA's Earth Observatory Natural hazards main page