Commentary: Human Capacity and the Physical Environment

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Commentary Human Capacity and the Physical
Environment
Chris Burn Carleton University
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North-South Relations

• Who will manage opportunity?
• Who will leverage opportunity?
• What is our legacy?

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Capacity Development

• Skills and Reliability
• Intellectual infrastructure
• Intellectual opportunity
• Retention of experience

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MV Explorer
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During evacuation
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Risk assessment

• Event Loss Probability Cumulative
  Risk
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  probability
• E1 0 0.950
  0.950 0
• E2 1M 0.030 0.980
  30K
• E3 5M 0.015 0.995
  75K
• E4 25M 0.005 1.000
  125K
• Total
  probable loss 230K

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Terrain Analysis
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Qikiqtaruq Herschel Island
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Conclusion

• Who will manage opportunity?
• Who will leverage opportunity?
• What is our legacy?