AFY 512 - Principles and Practices of Hazard Mitigation

Course Objectives

To give importance of risk reduction/mitigation in the disaster management
To define principles and implications of mitigation
To emphasize the importance of reduction of vulnerability and risks
To explain methods, strategies, responsibilities, applications in mitigation planning and practicing
To improve students’ experiences in developing mitigation strategies and policies.

Course Description

Why mitigation? All -hazard mitigation within the cycle of disaster management. Hazards and hazard analysis, Vulnerabilities, introduction to risk and risk assessment, risk analysis, disaster risk management. Disaster mitigation case studies. Mitigation practices (structural, social, economic aspects, risk communication and risk transfer issues), Hazard mitigation planning (local governments, businness sector, public). The broader context of mitigation (criterias, responbilities, all stakeholders). National and international experiences. Looking to the future: public policy and other trends. Mitigation as a career.