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Homework: Hazards Governance Learning & Overview Essay

Learning and Overview

Hello CPP 510 students -- welcome to Module 4

Okay - we're at the midpoint of the term and it's time for a quick summary - which we will cover in the module intro lecture. But briefly, so far we have tackled the overarching topic of hazards governance, considered its relationship to disaster science, and then what it means to think about the production of risk reduction and community resilience as complex public goods.

Here, in this module, we will delve into central concepts of risk- which we have, of course, discussed...but have no yet treated to more specific scrutiny. As a result, Module 4. Risk and Risk Management: Basic Concepts; Risk Management from Policy, Organizational & Operational Perspectives will address what we mean when we use terms such as risk, risk reduction, risk management - and other key concepts/terms such as vulnerability and moral hazard.

The purpose and value of covering risk as a stand-along topic is straightforward: it is central to understanding how we collectively and individually attempt to deal with hazards, whether those hazards are natural, biologic, technological, or intentional human acts, e.g. acts of terrorism. Thinking about risk and how to assess it is essential to effective practices in the emergency management and homeland security domains - and thus is also central to understanding hazards governance.

The module learning objectives are listed below, as are lecture slides and videos and downloadable files of this module's assigned reading materials. The link to the Learning Module homework provides all necessary details.

The learning objectives for Module 4 are as follows. By the conclusion of this module, students will be able to:

1) Identify and define core concepts of risk, risk management and disaster risk reduction.

2) Utilize the concepts of risk and risk management in assessing how governments seek to reduce risk and promote resilience.

3) Understand how the concept of social vulnerability to hazards and risk relates to disaster risk reduction and risk management in general.

4) Identify and understand how applied practices related to reduction of risk and promotion of resilience function in practice, in particular settings, such as urban communities.