In today’s world, given an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters as well as a shrinking economy, do you think that the public would prefer emergency planners/managers follow structural mitigation or non-structural mitigation?

1. Structural Versus Non-Structural Mitigation

In today’s world, given an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters as well as a shrinking economy, do you think that the public would prefer emergency planners/managers follow structural mitigation or non-structural mitigation?
Explain your answer and provide real-world examples.

2. Challenges Faced with Structural and Non-structural Mitigation

There are significant challenges with structural mitigations and lesser challenges faced with non-structural mitigation but nonetheless each has challenges that must be addressed. Discuss these challenges and how to address each of them. In your discussion, select a structural and non-structural challenge and how you would address each.