Mitigation
What Mitigation means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
A characteristic human response that, together with management, forms part of the Hazard Management Cycle's ongoing phases.
Risk management designed to reduce the impacts of the hazard, for example through aseismic building design.
Strategies such as controlled hazard reduction burning that reduce the severity of the fire.
Actions reducing the severity of the hazard's impact, such as building sea walls.
Reducing the severity of the impact, such as reinforcing roofs against ash.
Proactive strategies and measures taken to reduce the severity, impact, or exposure to a hazard event, such as land-use zoning or sea walls.
Topics that use Mitigation
- Fires in nature (AQA A-Level)
- Seismic hazards (AQA A-Level)
- Storm hazards (AQA A-Level)
- The concept of hazard in a geographical context (AQA A-Level)
- Volcanic hazards (AQA A-Level)
- Tectonic Processes and Hazards (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Adaptation
- Risk management
- Preparedness
- Resilience
- Areal Extent
- Base Isolation
- Benioff Zone
- Case Study Application
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