Understanding Hazard Clustering, Clustering Dynamics, and Its Impacts

Emergency and Disaster Management
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Introduction/Background of Resource
This report is anchored on the analysis of the textbook titled: Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention. The text discusses disasters mainly via a critical economic lens. The main findings include (a) a disaster communicates many initial decisions’ cumulative implications, some take collectively, others individually, and a few by default, (b) prevention is often cost-effective and possible, (c) many measures – public and private – should operate well together to attain effective prevention, and (d) the exposure to hazards will continue rising within cities, but more significant exposure should not necessarily increase vulnerability (World Bank & United Nations, 2010). In addition, this report discusses hazard clustering, including how they “cluster” and the impacts, how hazards clustering disasters affect economy and growth, individual preparedness, government role in assisting society and individuals, the role of insurance and its sustainability within this context, and how cities are inherently hazardous.
Hazard Clustering, Clustering Dynamics, and Impacts
Hazard constitutes a natural event that has detrimental ramifications on the community, individuals, ecology, and economy. Dangerous circumstances culminate in a disaster. These occurrences are harmful to human well-being and adversely impact society’s sustainability (World Bank & United Nations, 2010). Hazard clustering entails a more significant situation than expected cases or the number of adverse natural occurrences within a group of individuals working and living within the same place (Pappada et al., 2018). The number of hazard clusters mirrors the particular event’s regional variability within the impacted area.
Regarding clustering dynamics, particularly within mine workplaces, laborers are exposed to environmental hazards including sound pollution, air pollution, raining water pushing debris and mud into homes, and contaminated water due to chemicals released into rivers. Moreover, people staying or working near such workplaces suffer health outcomes deteriorations due to hazard dynamics delineated above (Pappada et al., 2018). Accordingly, hazard clustering within workplaces could result in health-related problems such as difficulty breathing, health problems such as HIV/AIDS and Covid-19, skin irritation, deteriorated well-being, and loss of life (Shereen et al., 2020). In addition, workers often suffer from skin irritation issues within the mines due to hazardous chemicals.
Impact of Hazard Clustering on Economy and Growth
Natural hazard clustering often culminates in adverse ramifications on human beings’ physical well-being. This undermines the economic development pace in a country. Within the past years, society has experienced a heightened incidence of natural hazards clustering, resulting in devastating consequences. These disasters led to the world accumulative $2 trillion in property damages and claimed 3.6 million lives (World Bank & United Nations, 2010). Acc...