Disaster Response and Recovery Spring 2018 EADP 3045 - 001 Tuesdays 2:00-5:00 PM ENV 115 Instructor: Dr. Mary Nelan Office Hours: Wednesday 10:30 1:30 (and by appointment) – Office: Chilton Hall, Room 122C Email: (Use this email address, do not send messages through blackboard) Course Readings Required Text: McEntire, David A. (2015). Disaster Response and Recovery: Strategies and Tactics for Resilience. Wiley: New Jersey. Additional Readings: Additional readings are listed in the class schedule and will be available on the course blackboard site. Course Overview Disasters are an inevitable consequence of society and individual communities living in our world. They stem largely from the tendency of human societies to settle in areas, our reliance on high-risk technologies, and long-standing and emerging political conflicts. In recent years, news reports of disasters seem to be increasing in number; worsening in terms of financial, physical, and social impacts; and growing in complexity. Despite their best efforts to mitigate against or try to prevent disasters from happening, human societies must always maintain and constantly improve their capacities to respond to and recover from large-scale events. Course Objectives The primary objectives of this course are to improve of the students’ knowledge response and recovery phases of disaster, familiarize them with the typical problems and challenges that arise during these phases, and suggest strategies for more effectively responding to and recovering from future disasters. Course material will facilitate the development of those skills by: 1. Identifying the diverse and complex range of hazards confronting human societies today and in the future. 2. Discussing the challenges involved in warning populations of impending threats, promoting appropriate protective actions, mobilizing necessary resources, and coordinating overall response operations. 3. Defining the recovery process, identifying factors that promote or impede community recovery from disaster, and examining the issue of social vulnerability and its impact on recovery outcomes. 4. Exposing students to principles of effective emergency management derived from both empirical research and lessons learned from previous disasters. Course Requirements Students will earn their grades in this course based on their performance on 2 exams, 1 after-action report, and their attendance/participation.
Disaster Response and Recovery Spring 2018 EADP 3045 - 001 Tuesdays 2:00-5:00 PM ENV 115 Instructor: Dr. Mary Nelan Office Hours: Wednesday 10:30 – 1:30 (and by appointment) Office: Chilton Hall, Room 122C Email: (Use this email address, do not send messages through blackboard) Course Readings Required Text: McEntire, David A. (2015). Disaster Response and Recovery: Strategies and Tactics for Resilience. Wiley: New Jersey. Additional Readings: Additional readings are listed in the class schedule and will be available on the course blackboard site. Course Overview Disasters are an inevitable consequence of society and individual communities living in our world. They stem largely from the tendency of human societies to settle in areas, our reliance on high-risk technologies, and long-standing and emerging political conflicts. In recent years, news reports of disasters seem to be increasing in number; worsening in terms of financial, physical, and social impacts; and growing in complexity. Despite their best efforts to mitigate against or try to prevent disasters from happening, human societies must always maintain and constantly improve their capacities to respond to and recover from large-scale events. Course Objectives The primary objectives of this course are to improve students’ knowledge of the response and recovery phases of disaster, familiarize them with the typical problems and challenges that arise during these phases, and suggest strategies for more effectively responding to and recovering from future disasters. Course material will facilitate the development of those skills by: 1. Identifying the diverse and complex range of hazards confronting human societies today and in the future. 2. Discussing the challenges involved in warning populations of impending threats, promoting appropriate protective actions, mobilizing necessary resources, and coordinating overall response operations. 3. Defining the recovery process, identifying factors that promote or impede community recovery from disaster, and examining the issue of social vulnerability and its impact on recovery outcomes. 4. Exposing students to principles of effective emergency management derived from both empirical research and lessons learned from previous disasters. Course Requirements Students will earn their grades in this course based on their performance on 2 exams, 1 after-action report, and their attendance/participation.
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