GEOG5340

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Disasters, Sustainability, & Global Change

Environment, Society, and Sustainability SB - Coll of Soc & Behavioral Sci

Description

Prominent natural, technological and social disasters are examined in terms of threat, risk, vulnerability, impact, and adaptation. Students monitor current disasters across geographic scales and become familiar with the nature of extreme events and how they are managed before, during, and after they occur. Disaster analysis concepts are applied to current and historic disasters with an eye on how climate change and population growth in hazardous areas are making disaster management ever more challenging.

Minimum Credits

3

Maximum Credits

3

Repeat for Credit

No

Semesters Typically Offered

Fall