The major purpose of this course is to identify common threads through different major disasters throughout the world and from this examination draw lessons learnt that ought to be applied to limit their recurrence and mitigate the human and financial pain they spawn. The key question posed and framework for study: How are the myriad technical, emotional, economic, legal, public policy, financial, communications, ethics and international relations issues that necessarily arise in disasters best handled? Once posed we will develop an analytical framework for the implementation of the practical action in disaster prevention, mitigation and remediation.
Code
BA3055
Name
DISASTERS MANAGEMENT
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
College Level=Junior
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
BA (Business)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
4405
Last update with CAMS
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