AS/A2 Geog Contemporary Case Studies: Natural Hazards & Disasters AS/A2 Geog Case Studies

Summary:

Contemporary Case Studies feature up-to-date case studies on key topics in AS and A2 Geography.

Written by highly experienced authors, examiners and teachers, each title opens with an introductory framework that identifies the relevant key concepts and then follows with a series of short cases that include succinct analysis of the issues raised. In the Using case studies boxes, specific questions are posed and examiner guidance is provided on how the material can be used to tackle them; exercises based on one or more of the case studies are also included.

The concluding section provides more detailed advice on making the most of the case studies in the examination.

• Up-to-date case studies on key topics in AS and A2 Geography
• Full colour illustration of geographical processes and topics
• Invaluable examiners' advice on making best use of case studies for coursework and in the exam

Table of Contents:
Introduction
About this book
Key terms
Websites
Part 1: Dimensions of disaster
Part 2: Tectonic hazards
Earthquakes
Case study 1: The earthquake in Kashmir, 2005
Case study 2: Is San Francisco ready for the next ‘big one’?
Volcanoes
Case study 3: Supervolcano: myth or possibility?
Case study 4: Volcanic eruptions
Tsunamis
Case study 5: Tsunami in the Bristol Channel?
Part 3: Hydrometeorologic hazards
River floods
Case study 6: UK floods, 2007: ‘double deluge’
Case study 7: The worst flood ever?
Droughts
Case study 8: The Australian drought, 2006
Case study 9: The Niger famine 2005: triggered by drought?
Hurricanes
Case study 10: Typhoon Nitang/Ike
Case study 11: Stormy times down under
Extra-tropical storms
Case study 12: The ‘great storm’ of 1987
Case study 13: ‘Storm of the century’: eastern USA
Tornadoes
Case study 14: Tornado in Birmingham, UK
Part 4: Geomorphic hazards
Landslides
Case study 15: Chittagong mud slides
Avalanches
Summary
Case study 16: Solutions to the landslide hazard
Part 5: Biohazards
Wildfires
Case study 17: Indonesian forest fires, 1997–98
Locust plagues
Case study 18: Locusts in west Africa: early warning, late response
Part 6: Multiple hazard zones
Identifying and defining hazard hotspots
Case study 19: A classic multiple hazard zone
Managing a multiple hazard zone
Case study 20: Caracas
Case study 21: Los Angeles
Part 7: Responding to hazards and disasters
Case study 22: The role of players
The value of community preparedness
Case study 23: Community preparedness
Role of education in hazard management
Case study 24: Education and training at local and global levels
The technological fix
Aid and insurance
Case study 25: Aid for the 2004 Tsunami
Case study 26: Modifying the loss: an uphill struggle post
Katrina
Part 8: Global trends in the occurrence and impacts of hazards
Disaster statistics warning
Number of deaths from disasters
Number of people affected by hazards and disasters
Economic losses from disasters
Number of reported disasters
Part 9: Advice to students
How to research hazards effectively
Organising notes
Lessons learnt from recent mega-disasters
Drawing useful maps and diagrams
Planning and writing hazard essays
Index

About the Author(s):
David Holmes is a principal examiner and Sue Warn is a chief examiner. Both authors work as geography consultants and have written a wide range of A-level geography resources.