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Description
This module is intended to meet the growing and recognised need that scientific and other technical knowledge must become more integrated in a systematic way into disaster risk reduction strategies. The aims of the module therefore are: (i) to make students aware of the role science has to play in informing and improving disaster risk reduction strategies, and (ii) to equip students with the skills and knowledge enabling them to solve complex problems in disaster risk reduction through engagement with scientific knowledge, methods, data and expertise.
The module will consider the following topics:
- Overview of approaches to disaster risk reduction.
- Behavioural Biases
- Quantitative risk assessment
- Risk Perception and Communication
- Dealing with uncertainty, including acceptable levels of risk and uncertainty
- Catastrophe modelling
- The role of the insurance industry in risk and disaster reduction
- Warning, evacuation and shelter
- Methodologies for individual and group decision-making
- Communication of complex issues to wide and varied audiences that will have different objectives with regard to issues and solutions
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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