GS361
Disasters and Development
0.5 Credit
Hours per week:
- Lecture/Discussion: 3
This course will address the social analysis of disasters, including issues pertaining to the perception and interpretation of "risk" and "vulnerability"; the link between emergency response-reconstruction- and development; natural and man-made disasters; and local interpretations of calamity versus scientific understandings. Case studies will illustrate the various issues.
Additional Course Information
- Prerequisites
- 1.0 credit in 200 level GS courses, or permission of the department.