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Module 2 - Case

Mitigation and Risk Reduction

Case Assignment

Earthquakes occur rapidly without warning. Mitigation measures, if done effectively, serve to prevent or lessen deaths and damage to infrastructure. Depending on where one is located, earthquakes may have minimal to medium effects on life and structures, such as perhaps in a suburban or rural area. A major city, such as San Francisco, on the other hand, could be devastated by an earthquake. Read the selections for this module and answer questions regarding impediments.

Address the following:

1. Describe impediments to disaster prevention in major cities.

2. For each of the impediments you described, provide specific examples in recent earthquake disasters. Describe strategies for addressing the impediments in your examples.

Assignment Expectations

Assignments should be at least three pages double-spaced, not counting the cover or reference page. Paper format: (a) Cover page, (b) Header, (c) Body. Submit your assignment by the last day of this module.

· Relevance—All content is connected to the question.

· Precision—Specific question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and accurate.

· Depth of discussion—Points that lead to deeper issues are presented and integrated.

· Breadth—Multiple perspectives and references, multiple issues/factors are considered.

· Evidence—Points are well-supported with facts, statistics, and references.

· Logic—Presented discussion makes sense; conclusions are logically supported by premises, statements, or factual information.

· Clarity—Writing is concise, understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples.

· Objectivity—Avoids use of first person and subjective bias.

· References—Sources are listed at the end of the paper (APA style preferred).

Module 2 - SLP

Mitigation and Risk Reduction

Mitigation Strategies

Address the following:

1. Describe mitigation measures that have been implemented to address the high-priority disaster that you selected from your Hazard Analysis Table results for your country.

2. Identify and briefly describe at least one additional measure that has not been implemented but would mitigate against your selected disaster.

3. Evaluate this mitigation strategy using the FEMA hazard mitigation planning criteria.

Format: The following APA template is recommended for this assignment: Module 2 SLP Template . See the Syllabus page for more information on APA format.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Assignments should be 2-3 pages double-spaced, not counting the cover or reference page. Paper format: (a) Cover page, (b) Header, (c) Body. Submit your assignment by the last day of this module.