Extreme earth! The geography of disasters

The world today is increasingly shaped by extreme events – bushfires, floods, earthquakes, droughts, hurricanes and tsunamis – that cost lives, damage infrastructure and ecosystems, and disrupt livelihoods and economies. In a changing climate, it has never been more important to understand the natural hazards and human vulnerabilities that shape disasters, and to use this understanding as a powerful tool for positive change in the way we prepare for, respond to and recover from these events. In this unit, you will develop a geographical understanding of interconnected environmental and social processes to explain the highly uneven distribution of disaster risk around the world, and you will explore a wide range of disaster risk management solutions through engaging lectures, skills-based tutorials and real-world case studies. As future leaders, practitioners and researchers, your knowledge and insights gained from this course will play a pivotal role in contributing to resilient and sustainable societies in the face of an ever-evolving landscape of hazards and disasters!