Why study Natural Hazard Management (NHM) at Chester?
Natural hazards, such as flooding, drought and famine, land instability, earthquakes and volcanoes, are some of the most significant challenges facing humankind today. Last year, for example, significant hazard impacts killed more than 100,000 people worldwide and caused economic losses totalling $US212 billion ($US94 billion insurance loss), making this the most expensive natural catastrophe year ever for the global economy. Much of the human loss and suffering was concentrated in developing countries in Asia and Africa, while Western societies accounted for the majority of the economic loss. In Britain concerns about vulnerability to hazards were again brought into focus by summer flooding (2007), which caused widespread damages and disruption with economic losses estimated at £2.5 billion. Natural Hazard Management is one of several degree programmes taught by the Department of Geography and Development Studies (GDS) at Chester, which has nearly 20 years’ experience of researching h
