Planning for Community Resilience

Course title

R1231300

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Course description

A lot of communities and cities in Japan and across the globe are exposed to the risk of disasters. This lecture will deal with the basic concept, technical analysis and integration methods, and planning strategies in relation to planning for community resilience, mainly focusing on natural disasters.
Each class will be conducted in English with a lecture, presentations and discussions by students.
The number of students will be limited to around 20 at a maximum. If the enrollment entry exceeds 20, those who have a higher score of TOEIC or equivalent English proficiency test will be accepted. The students in the Global Program will be given priority enrollment.

Purpose of class

This course deals with the basic concept, technical analysis and integration methods, and planning strategies in relation to planning for community resilience, focusing on natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and landslides.

Goals and objectives

Students will learn the basic concept of planning for community resilience.
Students will learn about the technical analysis and integration methods of planning for community resilience.
Students will learn about the strategies of planning for community resilience.

Language

English

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	The new era of catastrophes, inclusive plan-making process	Read relevant references	200minutes
1.	The new era of catastrophes, inclusive plan-making process	Read the textbook: Chapter 1
2.	What is resilience?	Read the textbook: Chapter 2	200minutes
2.	What is resilience?	Preparation for the presentation
3.	Site visit A	Read relevant references	200minutes
3.	Site visit A	Preparation for the presentation
4.	Organizing and connecting through the disaster phases	Read the textbook: Chapter 3	200minutes
4.	Organizing and connecting through the disaster phases	Preparation for the presentation
5.	Assessing hazard exposure	Read the textbook: Chapter 4	200minutes
5.	Assessing hazard exposure	Preparation for the presentation
6.	Assessing physical vulnerability	Read the textbook: Chapter 5	200minutes
6.	Assessing physical vulnerability	Preparation for the presentation
7.	Assessing social vulnerability	Read relevant references 6	200minutes
7.	Assessing social vulnerability	Preparation for the presentation
8.	Site visit B	Read relevant references	200minutes
8.	Site visit B	Preparation for the presentation
9.	An assessment of hazard mitigation plans	Read the textbook: Chapter 7	200minutes
9.	An assessment of hazard mitigation plans	Preparation for the presentation
10.	Planner’s toolbox	Read the textbook: Chapter 8	200minutes
10.	Planner’s toolbox	Preparation for the presentation
11.	Striving for consistency	Read the textbook: Chapter 9-10	200minutes
11.	Striving for consistency	Preparation for the presentation
12.	Final presentation 1	Read relevant references	200minutes
12.	Final presentation 1	Preparation for the presentation
13.	Final presentation 2	Read relevant references	200minutes
13.	Final presentation 2	Preparation for the presentation
14.	Final report submission and discussion	Revise the final presentation	200minutes
14.	Final report submission and discussion	Preparation for the final report
Total.	-	-	2800minutes

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Group discussions and presentations	Final presentation and report	Total.
1.	10%	10%	20%
2.	20%	20%	40%
3.	20%	20%	40%
Total.	50%	50%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Final grades are computed as follows:
1. Group discussions and presentations: 50%
2. Final presentation and report: 50%
Total: 100%

Textbooks and reference materials

Textbook: Jaimie Hicks Masterson, et al. Planning for Community Resilience: A Handbook for Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters. Island Press, 2014.
Reference: Christine Wamsler. Cities, Disaster Risk and Adaptation. Routledge, 2014.
Randolph, J. Environmental Land Use Planning and Management, Island Press, 2012
Other references are shown as needed each time.

Prerequisites

It would be ideal for students to visit several types of urban and rural areas.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Lunch break on Wednesday.
Questions by email can be accepted at any time.
E-mail (Prof. Nakamura): nakamu-h@shibaura-it.ac.jp

Relation to the environment

Environment-related course (25%)

Regionally-oriented

Regionally-oriented course

Development of social and professional independence

Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills

Active-learning course

About half of the classes are interactive

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable
Applicatable	Based on the work experience in the field of Urban and Regional Planning, the basic concept, technical analysis and integration methods in relation to planning for community resilience can be taught.

Last modified : Thu Apr 04 04:03:20 JST 2019