Syllabus

 

Weeks

Topic(s) and reading list

1

February 13, 2018

Introduction: the concepts of ecology

Ecology, the relation between nature and human

Recalling the concept of sustainability

  •  Reading:

UN/ISDR(2004)Contexts and policy framework of disaster risk reduction: Sustainable development, in Living with risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives.

 

2

February 20, 2018

Environment and the modern society

- Evolution of security cognition

- Modern industrial society

- Economic development

  • Reading:

ORHAN, E. (2015) The consequences of security cognition in post-disaster urban planning practices in the case of Turkey, Natural Hazards, 76(1): 685-703, DOI 10.1007/s11069-014-1497-5.

  • Write a reaction paper on sustainable development.

 

3

February 27, 2018

Understanding the concept of disaster as a socio-spatial phenomena

- Hazards, Disasters, Risk, Vulnerability

  • Reading:

UN/ISDR, Terminology, Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development.

  • Write a reaction paper on the rise of modern society and risk perception

 

4

March 6, 2018

Evolution of disaster management approaches

- Traditional approaches and critique

- Contemporary approaches

- Emergence of resilience concept

 

5

March 13, 2018

Development of international disaster policy

- Evolution of international policy

- risk management at global, national and local levels

- international risk management approaches and worldwide cases                                         

  • Reading:

UN/ISDR, Words Into Action: A Guide for Implementing the Hyogo Framework.- Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters

  • Write a reaction paper on the objectives of internationally accepted disaster policy.

 

6

March 20, 2018

 

The risk society

- politics of risk

- risk communication

  • Reading:

        Beck, U. (1999), World risk society, Polity Press.

  • Write a reaction paper on risk society.

7

March 27, 2018

Disaster risk management

- Disaster management phases

- Resource allocation in disaster management

  • MID-TERM EXAM

 

Weeks

Topic(s) and reading list

8

April 3, 2018

Impacts of disasters

- Direct and indirect impacts

- Short-term and Long-term impacts

  • Reading:

Lindell and Prater, 2003, Assessing community impacts of natural disasters, Natural hazards review, 4(4): 176-185.

Smith, S.K., (1996), Demography of disaster: population estimates after hurricane Andrew, Population research and policy review, 15: 459-477.

  • Write a reaction paper on impacts of disasters.

 

9

April 10, 2018

Urban vulnerability and urban risk sectors

- Factors constructing urban vulnerabilities

  • Reading:

Bolin and Stanford, 1998 Bolin, R. and L. Stanford, 1998, The Northridge Earthquake: Vulnerability and Disaster, Routledge.

  • Write a reaction paper on urban vulnerability.

 

10

April 17, 2017

Urban resilience

- The concept of resilience

- Politics of resilience

  • Reading:

Godschalk, D. R. (2003). Urban hazard mitigation: creating resilient cities. Natural hazards review, 4(3), 136-143.

  • Write a reaction paper on resilience of urban environments.

 

11

April 24, 2018

Integration of risk management into urban planning

- Shortcomings of traditional disaster management approach

- Integration of mitigation planning into urban planning

- Tools of urban planning for creating safer cities

  • Reading:

Burby, R.E. Deyle, D.R. Godschalk, R.B. Olshansky (2000), Creating hazard resilient communities through land-use planning, Natural Hazards Review, 2 (1): 99–106.

  • Write a reaction paper on tools of urban planning for risk reduction.

 

12

May 1, 2018

Labour day

13

May 8, 2018

 

An analysis of Turkish case - I

- Implications from 1999 Earthquake

- Lessons learned from the post-disaster period

  • Reading:

ORHAN, E. (2016), Urban spatial structuring following disasters: Empirical findings from location choices of businesses in Adapazari, Turkey, Journal of Risk Research, 19(7): 964-982

  • Write a reaction paper on tools of urban planning for risk reduction.

 

14

May 15, 2018

An analysis of Turkish case - II

- Institutional structure of Turkish disaster management system

- Evaluation of Turkish cities with respect to earthquake risks

  • Reading:

Balamir, M., Local administration and risk management.

Write a reaction paper on tools of urban planning for risk reduction.