EM5060

This course provides students with an understanding of a process and framework that may be applied at all levels of communities and gov- ernments to mitigate the effects of disasters (e.g., deaths and injuries, property loss, environmental degradation). This hazards risk manage- ment process can be used to identify, analyze, consider, implement and monitor a wide range of measures that can contribute to the public well-being. Risk management plans and mitigations will be developed for the maritime environment as well as for land-based scenarios. The hazards risk management process, as described and applied in this course, provides the general philosophy behind prevention, response, and recovery as well as information about the use of specific tools and methods for managing the risks associated with the hazards facing a community.