ESTU 430 - Disaster Risk Reduction

Institution:

Western Washington University

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Description:

Prereq: EGEO 363 or permission of instructor. This course introduces students to the assessment of disasters, focusing primarily on the social aspects of disasters. The course deals with the question 'What causes a disaster?'and looks at what, and most importantly, who is impacted during a disaster. The course enumerates a framework that facilitates reducing disaster risk and mitigating the impacts if one occurs. The course focuses primarily on natural disasters, though concepts and methods are generally appropriate for technological and terrorism disasters. The course takes a global perspective on disasters.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wwu.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 650-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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