Urban Disaster Risk Mitigation & Climate Resilient Development

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Free Online Course: Urban Disaster Risk Mitigation & Climate Resilient Development provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 15 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. Urban Disaster Risk Mitigation & Climate Resilient Development is taught by Prof. Dr. Sanjukkta Bhaduri.

Overview
  • The course aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the interface between urban development, disaster risk and climate change; the dynamics of risk and variability of climate change; causal factors and impacts of disasters and climate change and the issues involved therein.The course also focuses on disaster and climate resilient urban development, the process, data base requirement, various types of analyses and management and also highlights disaster and climate risk governance.Graduate from any discipline, post graduate students of any discipline, professional from any sector, academicians, researchers and policy/decision makers and anybody who is interested in the subject can enroll in this course.

Syllabus
  • COURSE LAYOUT

    Week 01:-Urbanization

    Week 02:- Phenomenon of climate

    Week 03:-Phenomenon of disaster

    Week 04:- Impact of disasters

    Week 05:-Impact of disasters in India

    Week 06:- Impact of climate change

    Week 07:- Urban Heat Island

    Week 08:- International guidelines and policies for disaster risk

    Week 09:-International guidelines and policies for climate change

    Week 10:- Resilient development process

    Week 11:- Mainstreaming the DRR and CAA- Part I

    Week 12:-Mainstreaming the DRR and CAA-Part II

    Week 13:- Strategies for Disaster Risk Reduction

    Week 14:-Climate Change Mitigation

    Week 15:- Disaster response and disaster risk governance and risk financing