DRRE402

Natural Hazard Risk Assessment

15 points

Occurrences

  • DRRE402-20S1 (C) Semester One 2020
  • DRRE402-20X (C) General non-calendar-based 2020 - Not Offered

Description

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.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Director. RP: 100-level statistics

Restrictions

HAZM410, ENCI601

Recommended Preparation

100-level statistics