Natural Disaster Recovery and Management

Discover the field of disaster management

With natural disasters and man-made crises increasing in frequency and severity, the field of disaster management is more important today than ever.

As well as emergency responders in the immediate aftermath of crises, there is a need for professionals who can design, monitor, and evaluate risk reduction, recovery, and resilience strategies.

On this three-week course from Deakin University, you’ll explore various aspects of disaster management. From risk assessment and reduction to relief and economic recovery, you’ll gain a comprehensive overview of socio-economic and business perspectives in the field.

Understand disaster risk reduction and cost-benefit analysis

After an introduction to the principles of disaster management, you’ll delve deeper into two crucial aspects: disaster risk reduction (DRR) and cost-benefit analysis (CBA).

Using real-world case studies from around the world, you’ll learn how CBA can be used as a method for assessing the viability and advisability of investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR).

Use economics to quantify disaster preparedness, impact, and recovery

In the third and final week of the course, you’ll begin applying economic frameworks to quantify disaster impact and recovery levels within a community.

You’ll be empowered to use your business and economic expertise to improve disaster response capabilities and enhance preparedness.

By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to make your own contribution to the crucial field of natural disaster management.

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about the important field of disaster management.

It will be particularly useful for decision-makers, policymakers, and researchers interacting with the Emergency or Disaster Management (EDM) sector, as well as for graduates seeking a career in the sector.

• Disaster management
• Let’s get started
• Impacts of disasters
• What is disaster management?
• Weekly wrap
• Disaster risk and cost benefit analysis
• Disaster risk management
• Disaster risk reduction (DRR)
• Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
• Weekly wrap
• Disaster impact and economic recovery from disasters
• The role of data in disaster management
• Difference-in-Difference (DiD) method
• Disaster relief programs and their effectiveness
• Course wrap