PREVIEW
SHARECourse Info
6 video lessons (78 Mins)
Published
2013
Preview Course
Browse Course Chapters
- 1. Howdy! (1 min)
- 2. A New Era of Catastrophes (14 mins)
- 3. What's Hazard Mitigation? (17 mins)
- 4. Mitigation Policies and Strategies (15 mins)
- 5. Influencing Factors (16 mins)
- 6. Recovery Efforts with Lori Field Schwarz (13 mins)
Course Description
This course focuses on common planning tools and policies for hazard recovery and mitigation. Disaster Resilience is a product of Texas A&M's Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, focusing principly on storms, hurricanes, water damage, climatological concerns, and flooding in a new era of catastrophes. Topics include social mitigation for vulnerable communities, adoption and implementation of mitigation strategies, and real-world examples of recovery efforts in areas impacted by Hurricane Ike.
Learn these skills
- Environmental Planning
- Land Use
- Public Health
- Sustainability
- Urban Design
- Zoning Codes
SACPLAN CPD
This course is approved for 1.5 SACPLAN CPD point.
