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Natural Disasters |
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During the morning lecture, Louise came in to speak briefly about the assignment that we have to do and what is expected of us in it. After the lecture we attended a workshop also with Louise. During this we looked at the classification of disaster. From this I learned that it is only a disaster if or when society is impacted, this includes events such as: social disruption, material damage or loss of life. (Burton Et Al, 1978) believes that it can be classed as a disaster when it costs more than $1 million to repair the damage or if there are 100 or more deaths. We also looked at the definition of a natural disaster and examples of what a natural disaster may be. Throughout this discussion I gathered that a natural disaster is a major event that comes from natural processes of the earth. This type of disaster can causes many problems and it can typically leave economic damage in it’s wake. However, the severity of said disasters depends on the affected population resilience or the ability to recover. A few examples that may be classed as a natural disaster may be: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, etc. Nearer the end of the workshop we looked at a few case studies, including one from Haiti and one from Japan. From these case studies we gathered information about what the Government done in preparation for these sorts of disasters and also what they done after it in order to recover from it. For example, the Haiti Government had a poor response to the disaster and they handed over airport control to the US. However, on the other hand the Japanese government is among the best prepared in the world for disasters and they issued a warning 3 minutes after an earthquake. In my opinion, I would say that it is important to bring in this sort of topic to teaching as it gives children an insight about what is happening in the world. It gives them information about how dangerous these sort of events can be, but it also allows them to see what can be done in preparation for it and what can also be done after it. However, I think it is important to be mindful about what we are saying and showing to the children. For example, it is important to inform children about it but it may not be suitable to show them images or videos of these sort of disasters as some of them may be quite graphic and therefore disturb some people.
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Learning Log 26/10/2016
Theme: Natural Disasters Key Learning: During the morning lecture, Louise came in to speak briefly about the assignment that we have to do and what is expected of us in it. After the lecture we attended a workshop also with Louise. During this we looked at the classification of disaster. From this I learned that … Continue reading Learning Log 26/10/2016 →