Natural Hazards Atlas of Jamaica
Natural Hazards Atlas of Jamaica
- Description: The Natural Hazards Atlas, Jamaica was created to showcase the integration of hazard mitigation into national planning activities, as well as into public education and awareness. The Atlas presents existing research and information in a jargon-free, easy-to-use manner for the general public. The Atlas is divided into three separate sections: Section 1 looks at the physical geography of Jamaica – its landscape and landforms, geology, and natural environment; Section 2 illustrates the four different hazards that commonly affect Jamaica – earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and landslides – accompanied by maps and models showing historical impacts, as well as modelled scenarios; Section 3 showcases maps of each parish of Jamaica, showing larger-scale maps and models of each hazard at a more local scale. Events occurring within each parish are illustrated in greater detail, as well as explanations for the prevalence of certain events in particular locations. Individual parish summaries accompany each sub-section, with a socio-economic summary, followed by its unique natural hazard profile. Each section is accompanied by photographs, graphs or charts, as well as annotations and helpful statistics. The Atlas uses information gleaned from many different sources over 160 years of research, including field and library archive research, published papers and models. Services: Fieldwork conducted to collect atlas data on hazards, road infrastructure, environmental, demographic, social and vulnerability information; Represented the integration of hazard mitigation into national planning activities, public education and awareness; Spatial data collection and analysis; Cartography; Manuscript preparation; Published book form of atlas.
Start Date:
- 2010
End Date:
- 2012
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