About this class
1) Understanding of the roles of the various phases of disaster management and issues concerning planning and policies in those phases.
2) Understanding of comprehensive emergency management from a planning and policy perspective
3) Understanding of the role of federal, state, and local governments in disaster planning and policies.
4) Knowledge of mitigation planning and policy strategies.
5) Understanding of comprehensive emergency management and related plans
6) Understanding of factors affecting short and long-term recovery and rebuilding and the role of planners and policy-makers.
7) Understanding of the factors that give rise to disaster vulnerabilities (e.g. natural, physical, social, economic, policies, and governance).
8) Understanding of the factors that give rise to differential vulnerabilities and levels of community resilience
9) Knowledge and capabilities to assess and manage these vulnerabilities through disaster planning and policy-making.
10) Data, methods, tools, and geo spatial techniques (including GIS) that can enhance vulnerability assessments and knowledge building.
11) Competencies to utilize mapping in mitigation planning and response operations
