A natural disaster is the happening of a dangerous hazardous event‚ which can cause damages for the societies (Petrucci‚ 2012). Floods are one of the most common natural disasters over the world and they have occasional devastating influences in developed as well as developing countries (Ahern‚ 2005). Recently the floods increasingly happen over the world in general and specially in Australia. For example‚ a sequence of floods in Queensland in early December 2010 did happen and led to a damage of
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discuss how ‘natural’ disasters are socially constructed. While natural disasters such as floods‚ drought and hurricanes are commonly thought to occur due to environmental forces such as weather‚ climate and tectonic movements; a deeper investigation into the ‘disaster’ displays other contributing forces. Human factors have a large‚ if not equal‚ contribution to the occurrance and outcome of such disasters (Pelling‚ 2001). As Pelling (2001) argues‚ there is both a physical and human dimension to
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DISASTERS We all crave for a peaceful and prosperous living in this world. But nature is not always as tranquil as a calm lake or as azure as a cloudless sky. Nature endows us with a considerable number of great natural resources that we exploit to develop our lives in order to keep up with the rapid change of our own country. However‚ regardless of whether we fight with all might to protect the environment or step to the opposite side whose people are apt to harm it‚ nature more or less
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of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) 7 June 2001 New York Mr. President‚ Mr. Secretary-General‚ Excellencies‚ Ladies and Gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure‚ Mr. President‚ to see you preside over this important special session of the General Assembly. I am confident that with your able leadership and diplomatic skill‚ you will steer the work of this session to a successful conclusion. Mr. President‚ Maldives being a nation of very small islands had to
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Summary and Recommendations: Natural Disaster Management From the lesson learnt among the experiences of Natural Disasters and local management for livelihood strategies in Myanmar/Burma‚ we found some key points which are the causes of natural disasters or causes making people more suffered‚ and the good experiences which peoples found and practice for emergency response or management for livelihood. Summary - Extraction on natural resources without conducting assessment on possible impacts
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Being Human Suddenly this tag is catching my attention and as days of my life pass‚ it is becoming more meaningful and relevant. I have walked much‚ seen a lot‚ been on an airy-fairy‚ grounded many a times‚ trampled‚ crushed‚ raised‚ convalesced‚ used‚ misused and disused. After all of the melodrama‚ I have realized‚ may be late‚ that this is the ultimate token of acceptability. the so called bad boy who brought it to my notice could be much more wiser than many a saints‚ what he has believed‚ he
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July 11‚ 2005 English 101 More Than A Grandfather My grandfather has had such a huge impact on my life. Why‚ you ask? It’s because of the kind of person that he is‚ and all of the things he has accomplished in his life. He has been successful at every thing he has ever done and has never failed at anything he has ever tried. He worked so hard for everything that he has and at one point he had to work two jobs to support his wife and four kids. He has always
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West 2030-001 19 February 2013 Finding Meaning Behind the Paper Trail By merely glancing at T.I.’s Paper Trail album cover‚ one may just see a portrait of the rapper and find themselves completely blind of the cultural ideologies and messages being conveyed through the art. Upon taking a first look of the album‚ the collage of papers depicting the artist seems simplistic‚ but in reality‚ a deeper look at the art reveals the portrayal of cultural ideologies‚ the impact of society on hip hop artists
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As soon as the topic “Being part of a team is more important then leading it” was given as an assignment to be submitted in the form of an essay‚ I thought to myself what is there to discuss about it? Of course leading is more important then being just part of a team. It was indeed the first thought‚ the confusion was increasing as I focused more on the topic. Being part of the team is important as well. Indeed it needs to be discussed briefly to reach to the conclusion by discussing both positions
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Jenna Gritser Intro to Philosophy 5/10/13 More Than a Feeling This paper will dispute that love is more of a choice than a feeling according to Fromm’s thesis regarding love. Fromm thoroughly discusses love in a capitalist society and with that being said I will concur that love is full of virtue requiring time and personal growth. In the bible‚ it is said that choice is a command that you cannot control therefore if love is a command it has to be act of the individuals will. In order to
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