Concept
Natural disaster
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Integrated Flood Risk Management
Explores the methodology and challenges of managing flood risks, emphasizing the importance of resilient systems and stakeholder involvement.
Risk Analysis and Management: Introduction
Introduces the role of engineers in facing risks and the evolution of disasters in engineering, emphasizing the need for a scientific approach to safety and reliability.
The Titanic Disaster
Delves into the details of the Titanic sinking in 1912 and its aftermath.
Flood Protection Measures: Mebre-Sorge Case Study
Explores flood protection measures through a case study on the Mebre-Sorge rivers, emphasizing the importance of retention basins and control structures in mitigating flood risks.
Environmental Impact Studies and Regional Planning
Explores the limitations of EIE, the importance of hazard mapping, and risk assessment in construction projects.
Integrated Risk Management II
Explores integrated risk management, disaster costs, mitigation, and crisis management, analyzing the impact of disasters and the distribution of costs.
Consequences and Representation in Risk Analysis and Management
Explores risk analysis, consequences, representation, hazard quantification, vulnerability assessment, and natural disasters' impact.
Selections of Beneficiaries in Humanitarian Settings
Explains the process of selecting beneficiaries in humanitarian settings and the impact of shelter and infrastructure.
Emergency Architecture: Understanding Humanitarian Urban Development
Covers migrations, natural disasters, and urbanization, emphasizing safe housing in crises and the role of architects.
State of the World: Past, Present, Future
Delves into the historical, technical, economic, and political factors shaping the current state of the world.