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The DRRE402 course provides an introduction to natural hazard risk assessment and management theory and practices, with a strong focus on risk communication. The course assumes no background, but progresses to advanced topics throughout the course. The course begins with equipping students with a strong foundation in risk concepts and the risk management process. It then progresses to using risk tools and applications in real world case-studies as part of course assessment. The course includes a number of guest lecturers from industry and local government.
Students successfully completing this course will have an advanced understanding of risk management in the context of hazard and disaster management. This will include:risk conceptsrisk assessmentrisk evaluation and managementrisk communication
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Subject to approval of the Programme Director. RP: 100-level statistics
HAZM410, ENCI601
100-level statistics
Tom Wilson
Tim Davies and Sarah Beaven
TimetableCourse will meet three times per week for a timetabled contact sessions, which will combine information provision, exercises, tutorials and project work. Between the contact sessions students are expected to conduct self-directed learning and project work.There is a one-day exercise “Disaster Day” on the 25th March Assessment 1. Assignment 1: In class exercises - 35%2. Assignment 2: Quantitative Risk Assessment - 40%3. Assignment 3: Risk Communication - 25%Note: there is no final examination for this subject.
Course Content• Introduction to Risk Concepts: What is risk; Risk context; Societal vs. individual risk; Perceived, assessed vs. actual risk; Dimensions of risk; Risk identification. • Risk Assessment: Methodological approaches; Data selection; Uncertainty and Sensitivity; Probability Distributions; Monte Carlo simulation; Fault and Event trees. • Risk Evaluation and Management: Risk appetite and risk acceptability; Ethical aspects of risk evaluation; Risk management strategies. • Risk Communication: Fairness and social distribution of risk; Risk perceptions; Challenges with communicating risk concepts• Poorly-quantified risks: identification, improved quantification, characteristics of resilient entities.
Domestic fee $1,033.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 5 people apply to enrol.
For further information see School of Earth and Environment .