Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This course will provide learners with an in-dept understanding of major principles of Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Preparedness. Learning will focus on two disaster phases which are components of the Comprehensive Emergency Management approach namely Mitigation and Preparedness. The mitigation phase focuses on sustained actions taken to eliminate hazards or minimize disasters. The preparedness phase focuses on actions taken to plan, organize, equip, and implement threat relevant strategies. The course covers core elements of disaster science theory relevant to human behavior in disasters, policy, multi-agency collaboration, and community engagement through case study analysis, and technical document overviews.