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EQ3: How successful is the management of tectonic hazards and disasters?…

- - - - Before the hazard strikes (long term)
      - Mitigate the impacts of the hazard, by reducing its areal extent and/or effective magnitude
      - This is the most desirable type of management, but isn’t always possible. It relies on technology and planning systems which can be expensive, so is less likely to be used in developing and emerging countries.
      - Quake Proof House:
      - Examples: land-use zoning, aseismic buildings, tsunami defences and lava diversion
    - - Before the hazard strikes (short term)
      - Get people out of the way of the hazard, or help them cope with its impacts by building resilience.
      - Examples: Hi-tech scientific monitoring, community preparedness and education and adaptation
    - - After the hazard strikes (short and long term)
      - Reduce the short and long term losses by acting to aid recovery and reconstruction
      - The least desirable form of management, because it implies that a disaster has occurred and caused damage to people and property.
      - Examples: Short-term emergency aid, long-term aid and insurance