Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies Courses
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Academic Year 2026-2027
5840. Disaster Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: Introductory course on natural hazards and disasters.
Grading Basis: Graded
Overview of geographical perspectives on disaster risk, vulnerability, and resilience using an integrated environmental, social, and infrastructural approach. The theory, methods, metrics, and tools necessary to measure and understand risk, vulnerability, and the resilience of societies worldwide. Formerly offered as GEOG 5240.