Module 1 - Fundamentals of Risk Prevention and Disaster Management (5 ECTS)
Module Goals:
Conveying the goals of the course and integrating these into everyday practice with focus on risk prevention and disaster management.
Relaying a broad overview of basic strategies and models of risk prevention and disaster management.
Introducing the integrated risk assessment and disaster management cycle, including the activities included in each of the phases.
Highlighting terminologies and differences in terminologies (e.g. risk, vulnerability and resilience).
Presentation of the most important stakeholders including their functions and tasks.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module students will have obtained knowledge on …
Risk- and disaster management as permanent and interlinked processes including basic strategies and models (cycles).
Terminologies, glossaries, technical terms, strategies in risk and disaster management.
Governmental and non-governmental, national and international stakeholders, their tasks and principles.
Governmental and non-governmental actions during disaster scenarios including legal, organisational and social basics of processes and decision-making.
Factors relating to vulnerability and resilience of elements at risk.
The historic development of disaster management.
Sources for further information and relevant data.
