GEOG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The The, Economic Stagnation, Maladaptation
18 Nov 2020
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Beyond risk: the political economy of hazards. Hazard thing, a condition or a process that threatens individuals and society in terms of production, where production is making a living, or reproduction, which is being alive. Process co2 emission, nitrification of a water body through the runoff of fertilizers. Human caused or human induced cigarettes, bleach, pesticides. Poor house construction may exacerbated the earthquake. Many if not most hazards are caused or exacerbated by human activities intersection of people and an environmental disaster is what creates a hazard. Function of risk they way that we perceive a particular hazard as risky or not risky. Risk known or estimated probability that a hazard-related decision will have a negative consequence. Decision all decisions carry some risk. Anticipation what do we know about the probability of a hazard . Calculating risk to a known or potential estimated hazard. Gilbert f. white (1940s) and the the fix .
