Module 2 - Impact (12 ECTS Credits)
Module outcomes:
- Presentation of the impacts of natural and technological hazards.
- Portrayal of the following processes:
- Natural Disasters
- Technical Disasters
- Social Processes
- Other Processes.
- Identification and description of these processes, including differences and similarities in the context of the origin and evolution of such disasters.
- Illustration of socio economic components, and critical reflection on their possible consequences on the impact of natural and technological hazards.
Key competences:
On completion of the module students will have obtained knowledge on ...
- Various natural processes which can lead to disasters (e.g. floods, mass movements, earthquakes).
- Various technological and man-made processes which can lead to disasters (e.g.: nuclear accidents, dam breaks, transport accidents, explosions, etc.)
- The fundamentals of socioeconomic structure of societies and their implication in vulnerability.
- Prerequisites and effects of various processes and their relations.
- (The significance of) historical information/documentation on the occurrence of such events and their social consequences.