Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Disasters and Vulnerability (17.URZP41)

Native organizations units: Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety (Year: 3, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Medicina rada Upravljanje rizikom od katastrofalnih događaja i požara
ECTS	6

The overview and understanding of the complex relationship issues, and the importance of the role of vulnerability and risk from catastrophic events, for the most danger, the local, national and international level

Knowledge gained enables critical analysis of existing frameworks, models, assessments and vulnerability analysis as one of the most important components of a risk analysis of events with disastrous consequences, it opens up new and modern view of the human and social aspects of the complexity of this issue..

The role and importance of vulnerability in reducing the risk of events with catastrophic consequences. Contemporary approaches to assessing vulnerability framework. Models and methods for assessing vulnerability. The most frequent indicators and parameters necessary for assessing vulnerability. Qualitative and quantitative data collection methods for spatial and temporal monitoring of indicators of vulnerability. The role of vulnerability in international initiatives in the area of risk reduction

Lectures. Auditory Practice. Consultations.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Brenda D. Phillips	Disaster recovery	2016	CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC	English
Bateman, M.	Tolleys practical risk assessment handbook	2003	LexisNexis, Oxford	English
David E. Hogan, Jonathan L. Burstein	Disaster Medicine	2007	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA	English
Blomqvist, P.	Emissions from fires : Consequences for human safety and the environment, Doctoral Thesis	2005	Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety, Lund University	English
Birkmann, J.	Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards : Towards Disaster Resilient Societies	2013	United Nations University Press	English