Natural Hazards

• • Introduction: The New Catastrophism
  • Hazards: Tectonic
  • Hazards: Hydrological and Atmospheric
  • Hazards: Tech and Bio
  • Himalayas and climatic hazards
  • Paradigms & Approaches: Vulnerability, Risk & Adaptation
  • Approaches: Political Ecology
  • Case Study: Reflections on 2015 Nepal earthquake
  • Case Study: Climate Change Adaptation Bangladesh
  • Case Study: Fire in the Australian Landscape

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Additional requirements

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This subject examines the political ecologies of hazards from a geographical perspective. The concepts of risk, vulnerability and adaptation to select hazards are examined at the global, regional and local scale. The spatial distribution, severity of hazard impacts and strategies to minimize vulnerability are examined in the context of climate change, sustainable development, public policy and the vulnerability of communities in both developing and developed countries.

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• Laboratory (50%)
• Report (50%)

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