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The fact of the matter is that people, despite knowing the tsunami risks, have decided to live in the tsunami-inundation zone. These people probably should also
by kolbe 7y ago
The fact of the matter is that people, despite knowing the tsunami risks, have decided to live in the tsunami-inundation zone. These people probably should also have fair access to public services. I know some writers in some media circles tend to think that government should be a heavy handed nanny. But even when people make a supposedly bad decision, like living on the Oregon coast, they are still tax paying citizens who deserve access to the services they pay for.
- rootusrootus 7y agoA lot of the inundation zone is fairly narrow, in many places the mountains get fairly close to the ocean. I would bet that in most areas it is possible to have public services within a reasonable distance while locating those services on ground that is high enough to be [relatively] safe.
- ghaff 7y agoOr they live in an area that has significant earthquake risk. You can argue about the relative odds of course but it seems as if the same logic could be applied to building in much of the Bay Area including SF.