Natural geological and natural/man-caused hazards. Management issues to ensure sustainable life
The background of geodynamics under consideration governs the occurrence of geological hazards (geohazards) caused by two interacting geological processes - endogenous and exogenous - that have an adverse (in some cases catastrophic) impact on the environment, engineering structures, national economy and on life as a whole. It is noted that the geohazard process management is a primary government objective and is a complex system of making decisions related not only to the prediction of geohazards but also to the prevention, elimination and mitigation of their negative effects. A list is given of Russian laws and regulations used as a basis to manage geohazard processes. An algorithm proposed for the geohazard process management consists of 5 blocks determining its flowchart.