Natural hazards in British Columbia: an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional challenge |
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| Authors: | O Slaymaker |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, 217-1984 West Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z2 Tel.: +1-604-8223246, Fax: +1-604-8226150, CA |
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| Abstract: | Although British Columbia experiences many natural hazards, there is as yet no unified policy to promote natural hazard management
in the province. The problem is not in the quantity and quality of geoscience assessment of natural hazards, but instead,
it is suggested, in the isolation of that work from broader risk perspectives and in the lack of clarity of division of responsibilities
between various levels of government. The example of recent changes in perception of the terrain stability problem illustrates
how natural hazard problems are driven by social and political priorities rather than by geoscience priorities.
Received: 22 November 1998 / Accepted: 22 November 1998 |
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| Keywords: | Natural hazards Risk studies Floods Slope failures Snow avalanches Earthquakes Management multi-institutional interdisciplinary |
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