Shobhit Pratap Singh

This course deals with a brief introduction beginning with the way in which our understanding of vulnerability has shifted and enlarge over time, the interrelationships between economic development efforts of the past, trends in vulnerability,  and the current concerned with defining and achieving sustainable development, five critical characteristics of vulnerability and a framework for vulnerability assessment which reflects the characteristic factors and relationships discussed.

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English

Disaster Vulnerability and Sustainable Development: A General Framework for Assessing Vulnerability

Includes previous years question on vulnerability, proceeds to discuss few key terms such as Hazards, Risk, Capacity, Vulnerability and Disaster. Establishes a basic understanding of Vulnerability and why it should be assessed.

Basic understanding of Vulnerability

-Nature as "Cause": Scientist, Technologist and Engineers respond.
-Costs as "Cause": Economists assess how much vulnerability reduction is rational
-Humans as Cause: Social Scientists, Policy Reforms, Advocates for the Poor and Environmentalists Enter the Scene

An Historical Overview: How Understanding of Vulnerability has Shifted and Enlarged

To plan and work for sustainable development however we have to know what has gone wrong in past development efforts. This course also deals with vulnerability assessment and sustainable development

Past Economic Development, Increasing Disaster Vulnerability and Future Sustainable Development

Discusses about the characteristics of Vulnerability and A Vulnerability Assessment Framework

The Characteristics of Vulnerability and A Vulnerability Assessment Framework

Includes details about Disaster Management Cycle.

Lessons

5 lessons • 48m

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Basic understanding of Vulnerability

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An Historical Overview: How Understanding of Vulnerability has Shifted and Enlarged

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Past Economic Development, Increasing Disaster Vulnerability and Future Sustainable Development

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The Characteristics of Vulnerability and A Vulnerability Assessment Framework

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Disaster Management Cycle