Introduction to disaster management and hazard analysis
3 hours per week * First semester * Caulfield
The characteristics of disasters and the application of strategies at the four levels of disaster management; the community and organisational needs for the implementation of those strategies; understanding risk perception and analysis; elements of hazard and community analysis and communicating the concept of risk to disaster managers and threatened communities.
Assessment
Written (6500 words): 100%
Prescribed texts
Drabek T and Heotmer G Emergency management, principles and practice for local government International City Management Associates, 1991