This course uses a guest-lecture format for most of its classes. Where possible, both the slides presented in class and a complementary set of notes are provided. In addition, a link to each lecturer's bio is included. All material is courtesy of the professor named and used with permission.
Lecture Notes Table.
| WEEK # |
TOPICS |
LECTURE NOTES |
| 1 |
Introduction: From Risk to Resilience
JoAnn Carmin, MIT |
Carmin Notes (PDF) |
| 2 |
Disaster Vulnerability and Social Resilience
Mark Pelling, King's College |
Pelling Bio (PDF)
Pelling Notes (PDF)
Pelling Slides (PDF) |
| 3 |
Community Vulnerability Analysis
Jenny Suckale, Harvard University |
Suckale Bio (PDF)
Suckale Notes (PDF)
Suckale Slides (PDF - 1.5 MB) |
| 4 |
Part 1: Climate Instability and Public Health
Paul R. Epstein, Harvard University
Part 2: Environment and War
Jennifer Leaning, Harvard University |
Epstein Bio (PDF)
Epstein Notes (PDF)
Epstein Slides (PDF - 2.5 MB)
Leaning Notes (PDF)
Leaning Slides (PDF - 1.5 MB) |
| 5 |
Disaster Policy and Institutions
Rutherford H. Platt, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
Platt Bio (PDF)
Platt Notes (PDF) |
| 6 |
Transboundary Risk and Public Trust
Ragnar Loefstedt, King's College |
Loefstedt Bio (PDF)
Loefstedt Notes (PDF)
Loefstedt Slides (PDF) |
| 7 |
Patterns of Social Vulnerability
Kathleen Tierney, University of Colorado-Boulder |
Tierney Bio (PDF)
Tierney Notes (PDF)
Tierney Slides (PDF) |
| 8 |
Disaster Politics and Agenda Setting
Thomas A. Birkland, SUNY Albany |
Birkland Bio (PDF)
Birkland Notes (PDF)
Birkland Slides (PDF) |
| 9 |
Resilient Cities
Lawrence J. Vale, MIT |
Vale Bio (PDF)
Vale Notes (PDF) |
| 10 |
Governance and Community Resilience
Toddi A. Steelman, North Carolina State University |
Steelman Bio (PDF)
Steelman Notes (PDF)
Steelman Slides (PDF - 1.5 MB) |
| 11 |
Threat, Error, and Resilience in High Hazard Settings
Jenny W. Rudolph, Boston University |
Rudolph Bio (PDF)
Rudolph Notes (PDF) |
| 12 |
Disaster, Society, and Sustainability
JoAnn Carmin, MIT |
Carmin Notes (PDF) |