The objective of the course is to introduce students with social challenges and necessary activities for creating resistance to different hazardous events. During the course students will gain practical knowledge of how to contribute social resilience and maintain sustainable development of society.

Students acquire knowledge in the field of safety and sustainable development of the society, as well as the importance of the concept of resistance in the context of sustainability. Students will be able to independently and critically analyze social and ethical issues related to risk, to analyze the resilience, safety and sustainability of the society under conditions of uncertainty.

The course is designed with particular focus on critical thinking in relation to societal safety and sustainability. It is structured in modules with a lecture related to scientific, societal and ethical issues concerning risk, resilience, safety and sustainability in uncertain, complex and dynamic environment. During the course students will analyse societal resilience on the base of society’s ability to anticipate, recognize and adapt risk, and to learn and remember. Students will learn concepts for improvement of societal resilience with consideration to human conditions and needs and to societal goals for economically, socially and ecologically sustainable development.

Lectures, Auditory Practice, Consultations