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Lecture Notes

This course uses a guest-lecture format for most of its classes. Where possible, both the slides presented in class and a complementary set of notes are provided. In addition, a link to each lecturer's bio is included. All material is courtesy of the professor named and used with permission.

WEEK #TOPICSLECTURE NOTES
1Introduction: From Risk to Resilience

JoAnn Carmin, MIT
Carmin Notes (PDF)
2Disaster Vulnerability and Social Resilience

Mark Pelling, King's College
Pelling Bio (PDF)

Pelling Notes (PDF)

Pelling Slides (PDF)
3Community Vulnerability Analysis

Jenny Suckale, Harvard University
Suckale Bio (PDF)

Suckale Notes (PDF)

Suckale Slides (PDF - 1.5 MB)
4Part 1: Climate Instability and Public Health

Paul R. Epstein, Harvard University

Part 2: Environment and War

Jennifer Leaning, Harvard University
Epstein Bio (PDF)

Epstein Notes (PDF)

Epstein Slides (PDF - 2.5 MB)

Leaning Notes (PDF)

Leaning Slides (PDF - 1.5 MB)
5Disaster Policy and Institutions

Rutherford H. Platt, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Platt Bio (PDF)

Platt Notes (PDF)
6Transboundary Risk and Public Trust

Ragnar Loefstedt, King's College
Loefstedt Bio (PDF)

Loefstedt Notes (PDF)

Loefstedt Slides (PDF)
7Patterns of Social Vulnerability

Kathleen Tierney, University of Colorado-Boulder
Tierney Bio (PDF)

Tierney Notes (PDF)

Tierney Slides (PDF)
8Disaster Politics and Agenda Setting

Thomas A. Birkland, SUNY Albany
Birkland Bio (PDF)

Birkland Notes (PDF)

Birkland Slides (PDF)
9Resilient Cities

Lawrence J. Vale, MIT
Vale Bio (PDF)

Vale Notes (PDF)
10Governance and Community Resilience

Toddi A. Steelman, North Carolina State University
Steelman Bio (PDF)

Steelman Notes (PDF)

Steelman Slides (PDF - 1.5 MB)
11Threat, Error, and Resilience in High Hazard Settings

Jenny W. Rudolph, Boston University
Rudolph Bio (PDF)

Rudolph Notes (PDF)
12Disaster, Society, and Sustainability

JoAnn Carmin, MIT
Carmin Notes (PDF)

 








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