SOCI 356 - Urban Disasters, Resilient Cities

Institution:

Bridgewater State University

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 206 and SOCI 290; or consent of instructor This course focuses on urban vulnerability and resilience to disasters. We will examine why certain cities are more vulnerable than others and why disasters have more serious consequences for some groups than for others. In addition to examining the causes and consequences of urban disasters, the course will look at how cities recover from disasters and what factors help them to become “resilient cities.“ We will also look at social and policy aspects of natural and man-made urban disasters. Another focus of the course will be on the relationships between urban disasters and urban sustainability. The course will examine case studies of global urban disasters.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bridgew.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 531-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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