Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Course Attribute:
Sustainability
Description
Urban planners and public managers are increasingly called upon to help prepare, mitigate and recover from environmental change events. This course introduces students to the underlying concepts, analytical techniques and practices in disaster management. Students apply this knowledge to create a recovery framework for a current disaster-affected community, thus gaining some hands-on experience with disaster planning.