EQS501 EARTHQUAKE DISASTER POLICIES
| Course Code: | 8730501 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Earthquake Studies |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Natural and technological hazards and their impacts as subjects of policy; forms and levels of disaster policies; pre-disaster and post-disaster policy orientations; conflicts in natural and social systems and processes;central and local administrations and disasters; operational tools of policy, emergency management; risk avoidance, minimization, and sharing; administrative and legal structures in disaster management; hazard and risk assessment mitigation planning and its tools; safety standards in land use; policies to upgrade safety in existing urban areas; appropriate structuring of risk sharing mechanisms and insurance; training, professional and public education.