CUSP-GX 8123 Disaster Risk Analysis and Urban Systems Resilience

3 Credits

This course offers ample coverage of urban risks to different natural hazards such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. The class will discuss fundamental concepts in understanding hazards, infrastructure vulnerability, risk, and disaster recovery. Additionally, the course will cover introductory topics on disaster risk modeling with rigorous statistical methods and large datasets. The class will review critical elements that can exacerbate risks such as climate change, rapid urban growth, and deteriorating and precarious infrastructure. The course will include guest speakers who inform policymaking on large-scale risk mitigation and novel technologies for disaster risk reduction. The class is designed for graduate students interested in risk and resilience for practice and research. Knowledge of undergrad-level statistics and probabilities and experience in data visualization in Python, Matlab, or R is required. The class will meet regularly for lectures and discussion of reading assignments on state-of-the-art quantitative and qualitative concepts of disaster risk and risk management. An open project in the field of disaster risk and resilience is a crucial component of the class.

Also listed under: Formerly CUSP-GX 8006