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Identifier	Thesis 1940
Author	Dymkowski, Thad J.
Title	A Geographic Analysis of the Effects of Natural Disasters on the Human Landscape: Five Case Studies
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2008
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	The human race is constantly under barrage from uncontrollable forces that never cease. Occasionally, the barrage is notably violent, causing extreme damage, destruction, death, injury, disruption of local and national economies, and changes that are difficult to overcome or correct. It comes by many different names, and in many different forms. It has existed since the dawn of time, and will never stop. Moreover, when it becomes extreme in form or poses imminent danger, our only options are to brace for it, try to adapt to it, and prepare for the consequences it brings before it arrives. This monster, which wrecks havoc on us without remorse or concern, is known as a natural hazard or natural disaster. The world we live in has been experiencing the consequences of natural hazards for thousands of years. Every year, we are witness to a storm, a flood, an earthquake, or a volcano, wreaking havoc on cities or villages somewhere around the globe. Each natural hazard event brings with it a different form of danger that impacts the location and the inhabitants in many ways. Some locations are more vulnerable than others. Some locations have more at risk than others. While many places survive and recover from the event, other places suffer the hardships of devastation and destruction, never achieving their pre-event state of existence. This thesis explores the theory that no place that has suffered a disaster will reclaim its previous status of stability and development. I studied the long-term socio-economic, demographic, and spatial impacts on different populations that have suffered from five different natural hazards. With the facts in mind, I examined several objectives to evaluate the impacts of five natural disasters- hurricane, earthquake, volcanic eruption, flood, and landslides. I identified patterns of population change in specific regions, such as the Caribbean and Central America, the South and Southeastern U.S., the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, and Central Asia, with a documented history of major hazard risk within a ten-year pre- and post- disaster period. Through the examination of case studies of each of the five different forms of natural hazard and the effects of their destructive impacts over a period of ten years, I found that the long term impacts were unexpectedly variable depending on the pre-disaster conditions as they relate to economy, population density, social structure, physical geography, and built environment. Furthermore, the type of hazard and the proneness of the area to the reoccurrence of that hazard were also principal factors in the result. All of these elements were components of the risk and vulnerability of a place which establishes the level of natural disaster intensity. All the elements were also crucial factors to successful recovery as well as recovery time. My methodology involves comparative content analysis and topical research by theme for the natural disasters mentioned (i.e. social, economic, cultural, political, and physical). Beyond academic articles and books, I will include secondary sources in the form of local newspaper reports, news magazines, and personal interviews when possible.
Subject	Natural disasters -- Research
Department	Department of Geography
Advisor	Pope, Cynthia
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734307
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