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AP/DEMS 1701

Disasters: Case Studies of Causes and Impacts

3.0 credits

Fall 2026

Topics

  • Historical disaster case studies
  • Interactions among hazards, built environments and social systems
  • Human, environmental and economic disaster impacts
  • Disaster response and emergency-management lessons

Readings

  • Required: Nicholas A. Valcik and Paul E. Tracy, Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management, 2nd ed. (Routledge, 2017).
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