Community Disaster Resilience Plannning

Course Code:
SUS 330
Course Description:
The course investigates the causes and effects of natural and human disasters (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, landslides, subsidence, flooding, severe weather, and mass wasting) and options available to mitigate such. Understanding the nature and difference between natural hazards and disasters allows the sustainability professional to prepare and plan remediation for such events. Risk assessment, even at the most basic level, can provide a means of reducing loss to vulnerable populations through socially equitable policy and planning. Rural communities face a growing range of adversities and challenges in the 21st century. From the effects of climate change to inadequate infrastructure to food insecurity, resiliency helps rural communities adapt and transform in the face of these challenges. This course will use an urban model as a template for building rural resilience holistically. Students will learn how interdependencies and risks that face communities effect disaster resilience planning. This course supports the Sustainability track goals. (3 hour lecture) Prerequisite: SC-R Completes General Education Requirement: SC-I
Credit:
3
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