EDMG 320

Written Assignment #3 - Week 6 750 Words APA STYLE

This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin™.
Instructions

Having read the material for weeks five and six as indicated in the Course Syllabus, along with the respective Weekly Course Lessons and the Weekly Course Announcement, write a clear and descriptive narrative that:

· Discusses the dynamic and complex nature of Tectonic Hazards in terms of their relationship to the concept of risk. In specific:

· Why is it difficult to assess risk in terms of tectonic hazards?

· What is the concept of resilience?

· What are the  social and economic impacts of tectonic hazards?

· Shifting to the consideration of mass movement hazards which often accompany tectonic hazards, discuss:

· Slope stability;

· The r ole of gravity and the role of water in mass movement events;

· Whether or not one (gravity or water) can mitigate the effects or either(Gravity or water); How so?

· F inally, explore triggering events related to potential mass movement events.

· Can mass movement hazard predictions be made on the basis of understanding of slope stability and triggering events?

Research and investigation beyond those materials indicated in the course-ware will be required.

· Your assignment must be properly formatted and cited using APA (per the most recent edition of the APA manual).

· Your assignment must be a  minimum of 750 words,  not counting cover page and reference page material.  Your writing can be longer, but it cannot be under the minimum indicated word-count for credit.

· Do not simply list questions and respond – your work is intended to be a complete, integrative narrative that embodies an introduction a body within which you respond to the targeted questions and a summary and conclusion.