Historical examples: humans knowingly living with #environmental #risk
Humans have always made #settlement decisions that #balance #risk against benefit. The presence of danger has rarely been enough, on its own, to prevent people from living in hazardous environments.
#Floodplains
Early civilizations developed along major rivers such as the Nile, Tigris–Euphrates, Indus, and Yellow River.
#Seasonal #flooding destroyed homes and crops, but also deposited nutrient-rich sediment.
The #agricultural #productivity of floodplains outweighed periodic losses.
#Communities #rebuilt repeatedly, adapting structures rather than abandoning the land.
Flood risk was understood, expected, and incorporated into life.
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