How Did Poor Land-Use Planning Affect the Outcomes of Two

question 42

Essay

How did poor land-use planning affect the outcomes of two of the following disasters: Hurricane Mitch,Honduras,1998; flooding on the Yangtze,1998; the Indian Ocean tsunami,2004; Hurricane Katrina,2005?

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Definitions:

Weekend Business Activity

Refers to commercial operations or transactions that occur on weekends, outside the traditional Monday to Friday workweek.

Hardware Merchants

Businesses specialized in selling tools, building materials, and related items.

Selling Goods

The act of transferring ownership of products from one party to another in exchange for money.

Liability

The state of being responsible for something, especially by law.