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ARBE6603

Disaster Mitigation and Sustainable Re-development

10 Units 6000 Level Course

Available in 2012

WebLearn GradSchoolTrimester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 2011

Examines the approaches to disaster mitigation and sustainable redevelopment. The students explore and understand the conceptual approaches and operational processes in the context of sustainable disaster recovery.

Objectives
On completion of this course students should be able to:

• Conceptualise resilience based approaches to the sustainable redevelopment of built environment
• Apply mitigation techniques to deal with disaster situations
• Identify and apply recovery concepts for sustainable post disaster redevelopment projects
Content
• Sustainable development: an overview
• Systems thinking: complexity, adaptive capacity and resilience
• Resilience: Adaptive systems
• Stakeholder management: dealing with people
• Environmental, social and economic issues for disaster mitigation and preparedness
• The post-disaster environment: environmental considerations
• Sustainable development considerations in disaster planning and post-disaster redevelopment
• Risks and opportunities in post-disaster redevelopment
• Concepts of Recovery
• Recovery Frameworks
• Operationalising a Recovery Plan
• Reflections: towards a sustainable approach to disaster management and reconstruction
Replacing Course(s)
NA
Transition
NA
Industrial Experience
0
Assumed Knowledge
Nil
Modes of Delivery
Distance Learning : IT Based
External Mode
Internal Mode
Teaching Methods
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Assessment Items
Reports
• A minor academic written piece of work (professional report) addressing a problem related to the mitigation of impacts.

• A major academic written piece of work (professional report) addressing the problem of providing sustainable solutions to the redevelopment of the Built Environment after a disastrous event.
Contact Hours
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 10 weeks

Timetables

2012 Course Timetables for ARBE6603