Disaster and Emergency Management Week 4 Mitigation Quiz
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What does the term 'mitigation' refer to in the context of disaster and emergency management?

  • All actions taken before a disaster to reduce its impacts, including preparedness and long-term risk reduction measures (correct)
  • Construction projects aimed at reducing economic and social impacts of disasters
  • Actions taken after a disaster to reduce its impacts
  • Efforts to educate governments, businesses, and the public on disaster preparedness

    • What are mitigation measures?

  • Efforts to educate governments, businesses, and the public on disaster preparedness
  • Actions taken only during an incident to reduce its impacts
  • Actions taken before, during, or after an incident to reduce its impacts (correct)
  • Construction projects which reduce economic and social impacts of disasters

    • What is the focus of structural mitigation in disaster management?

  • Efforts to rebuild after a disaster has occurred
  • Efforts to educate governments, businesses, and the public on disaster preparedness
  • Construction projects aimed at reducing economic and social impacts of disasters (correct)
  • Actions taken before a disaster to reduce its impacts

    • What is the key focus of sustainable community-based disaster risk reduction?

    <p>Reducing long-term risk through preparedness measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When are mitigation measures often developed?

    <p>Following lessons learned from prior incidents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category do mitigation activities broadly fall into?

    <p>Structural mitigation and non-structural measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of mitigation measures?

    <p>Minimizing the impact of disasters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of hazard analysis in preparing a disaster mitigation plan?

    <p>To identify natural or technological hazard events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the development of a mitigation strategy involve?

    <p>Emergency protective measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does natural resource protection measures aim to achieve?

    <p>Controlling erosion and sediment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of prevention measures in disaster mitigation?

    <p>To prevent existing vulnerabilities from becoming more significant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of property protection measures in disaster mitigation?

    <p>Directly protecting people and property at risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what phase of development can prevention measures be very effective?

    <p>In early phases of development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What helps in identifying the likelihood of natural or technological hazard events occurring?

    <p>Hazard analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key factor for successful mitigation measures?

    <p>'Mitigation strategy' development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of non-structural activities in disaster management?

    <p>To raise awareness about potential hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

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