ENGR 3001

What are the expectations?

Natural Hazards

What are Natural Hazards?

Natural hazards

Types of Natural Hazards

Natural hazards

Why should we be concerned about hazards?

Why should be concerned about hazards?

Grenada after Ivan 2004

St Vincent 2013

Why is the human element so critical?

What are some of the hazards and disasters that face the region?

What constraints to development do we face in the Caribbean?

Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Impacts results in costs

How do humans affect hazard processes?

The Role of Science in Predicting Hazards

Scientific Perspective

Where do natural hazards occur?

How do Scientists Learn about Natural Hazards?

Steps in the Scientific Method

What is a hypothesis?

An ExampleStep 1: Observation

What then should be the objectives of Natural Hazard and disaster management in the Caribbean?

Assignment

Compulsory reading

http://www.icjonline.com/views/POV_2010-11_Paresh_V_Patel.pdf

Slide A

Reading