5223 (v.5) Geography 218 - Natural Hazards and Environmental Planning

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	5228 (v.5) Geography 318 - Natural Hazards and Environmental Planning
Prerequisite(s):	1436 (v.4) Geography 111 - Natural Hazards - Geography of the Global Distribution, Causes and Impacts of Natural Hazards and Strategies Used to Minimise Risks or any previous version AND 1437 (v.4) Geography 112 - Global Change - Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanisation and Social Inequality or any previous version
A select number of climatic, geomorphic, geologic and technological hazards are examined. Environmental, economic and social impacts are considered in addition to spatial and temporal patterns and magnitude and frequency of hazards. Development of publicpolicy, environmental planning, hazard prediction and other strategies to minimise risk.