3 ECTS credits
90 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4017296FNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
Theory:
In the framework of global changes and increasing demographic pressure on natural resources, risk posed by natural or man-made hazards have dramatically increased over the last decades. The impact of a given hazard is never proportional to its energy but depends mostly on the vulnerability of the impacted population and the management of the crisis. Using case studies from modern crises, this course will illustrate the concepts of risks and vulnerability and the influence of global changes on the impact of hazards. The variable nature, spatial and temporal scales of hazards and vulnerability are generally described. The students will learn to differentiate the phases of a crisis, to identify the actors involved and to analyse the best practices before, during and after a crisis to avoid that a natural hazard turns into a human disaster. Guest speakers from various profesional sectors illustrate their specific approach of risk managment.
Content
•Introduction: risk, hazards and vulnerability; global trends
•Types of hazards: nature, intensity, spatial distribution and scale, return periods
•The human component of disasters: assessing vulnerbility
•Risk assessment and the crisis management cycle
•Disaster risk reduction strategies
WPO
•Group discussion around case studies based on reading assignments: each student is asked to read 1-2 pre-selected scientific papers and to give his opinion on the management of a presented crisis based on his reading.
- Role plays:on the basis of a pre-established scenario, students interacts to defend the point of views of different crisis managment actors
•Group work on a selected case study: the students prepare in groups a presentation on a past natural crisis. They apply theoretical concepts and analytical scheme to highight the factors that contributed to the specific disaster.
Power point presentations of the lecturers and individual research projects are provided on Pointcarré.
Complementary study material:
• Wisner et al, 2004, At Risk, Routledge Taylor & Francis group, 471p.
• Smith K & Petley D.N. 2009. Environmental Hazards: assessing risk and reducing disaster. 5th ed., Routledge Taylor & Francis group, 416p.
Scientific journals for independent research projects.
The student acquires an overview of the different elements playing a role on controlling the relationships between natural hazards and risks. He is be able to identify the role of different actors in managing a crisis and the best practices at the different phase of development of a disaster. The student is able to critically read the literature related to risk assessment and to propose practical solution when confronted to a specific case study. Through role play, the student has experience in defending the point of view of the different actors involved in a crisis and is aware of the difficulties of efficient organization and communication between these actors.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer
WPO Groepswerk bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer
WPO Presentatie bepaalt 10% van het eindcijfer
WPO Praktijkopdracht bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Groepswerk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Presentatie dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Praktijkopdracht dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Written reports on WPO activities 20%
Group presentation 10%
Group reports 20%
Oral Exam 50%
A mark >8 for each of the evaluation is requested to pass the course.
Partial marks for the oral exam, the practical tasks; the group report or the presentation, if the student obtains at least half of the score for this part, are transferred to the second session and to the next academic year.
The student can relinquish his partial mark, provided s/he reports this to the lecturer and assistant by e-mail not later than 15 August (2nd session) or 1 October (no transfer to the next academic year).
Once the student has indicated that he will abandon his partial mark, he will irrevocably lose the partial mark.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de geografie: Standaard traject
Master of Geography: Standard track (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Brussels (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Educatieve master in de wetenschappen en technologie: geografie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek)
Master of Sustainable Land Management: Urban Land Engineering (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)