•Critically evaluate the concept of disaster resilience in the context of the United Nations' Sendai framework and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
TITLE OF PRESENTATION TO GO HERE ARBE 6601 Theory and Practice of Disaster Risk Reduction Introduction Module One: Week 1 Associate Professor Jamie MacKee 13/5/20 1 1 Acknowledgement I acknowledge the Pambalong people of the Awabakal Nation, the traditional owners of the land I work on, and pay respect to the Elders past, present and future. 13/5/20 2 The University of Newcastle ALLY Network supports people who are diverse in their sexuality, gender and/or sex characteristics. The ALLY Network primarily consists of a staff, who through attending professional development training are aware of current and historic challenges faced by members of the LGBTIQA+ community and are willing to affirm their experiences and rights and are available to reach out to. An ALLY is an active agent of change who chooses to challenge anti-LGBTIQA+ prejudice and heteronormative values. The UON ALLY Network works to promote a more welcoming, diverse and inclusive culture by facilitating greater visibility and awareness of the LGBTIQA+ community. My personal pronouns are he/him You can find out who is an ALLY here: www.newcastle.edu.au/service/ally-network Tonight’s session…. Part One: Course modalities Time for questions Part Two: Contextualisation Time for questions 13/5/20 4 PART ONE 13/5/20 5 Who am I and why am here? 13/5/20 6 Who are you and why are you here, you have all posted an introduction which is great!! Overview of ARBE6601 ARBE6601 Theory and Practice of Disaster Risk Reduction. 10 unit course: implications. Weekly online session. What will happen? 8 hours self study. Two written assessment items: test-summative assessment. One oral presentation! 13/5/20 7 Nature of the course….... examine the social, economic and environmental impacts of natural and human-initiated disasters and conflicts. It explores the theory, practice, ethics and social responsibility of disaster management in the context of community involvement. This is achieved through investigating the resilience of society and the economy, and the consequences and activities during the immediate period after the occurrence of a disaster or conflict. 13/5/20 8 nature of the course….. For those who have practical experience of disaster management, this course will provide the opportunity of gaining broader theoretical underpinning of the concept of disaster mitigation, risk, risk reduction resilience and and the major framework the Sendai framework for risk reduction… 13/5/20 9 Course objectives – knowledge and understanding Critically evaluate the concept of disaster resilience in the context of the United Nations' Sendai framework and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13/5/20 10 Course objectives – knowledge and understanding Effectively analyse the impact of disasters or conflicts on physical and social infrastructure and communities 13/5/20 11 Course objectives – knowledge and understanding Judiciously apply strategies within the social, physical and economic environment to reduce risk and mitigate against the effects of a disaster or conflict and align to a relevant SDG 13/5/20 12 Course objectives – knowledge and understanding Critically appraise the need to link response, mitigation and recovery of society to the SDGs and the Sendai framework 13/5/20 13 Course structure Defining disasters - definitions; hazard types and origins; origins and impact; vulnerability and risk; consequences of ignoring hazards in construction Resilience - origins and definition of resilience; resilience in society and the physical environment Managing disasters - reinstating and supplying temporary services and shelter; temporary housing; stakeholders of managing disasters and disaster risk reduction; impact of disasters to social and physical infrastructure facilities and restoring major social and physical infrastructure 13/5/20 14 Course structure Linking the United Nations; Sendai framework and Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs) to the process of disaster management Developing resilience in society and the physical environment - capacities for disaster mitigation and reconstruction; disaster risk reduction and its typologies; reconstruction as a window of opportunity aligning to Sendai framework and the SDGs 13/5/20 15 Overview of ARBE6601 13/5/20 16 Course Structure Modeled on the Sendai Framework for Disaster risk reduction. More specifically the 4 priorities for action 5 modules each of two weeks duration. Module 1 is an introduction and period for defining disasters and looking at what are disasters Module 2 is the first SFDRR priority for action: Understanding Risk The third Module is the second priority for action: Managing Disaster Risk 13/5/20 17 Course Structure Module 4 focuses on priority for action 3: Resourcing Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience And finally Module 5 deals with priority for action 4: Disaster Preparedness for Effective Post-disaster Actions For a course of this nature is seemed appropriate to adopt the most important set of Disaster actions for this and the next decade!!! 13/5/20 18 Overview of ARBE6601 13/5/20 19 Teaching and learning methods This is an Online course Problem Based Learning Case Study Self Directed Learning Blackboard discussions 13/5/20 20 Teaching and learning resources Recommend Textbooks/Readings A complete list of useful references such as published international conference papers, conference proceedings and other resources and lecture notes is available from the Blackboard site for this course. You can access this material by firstly referring to the Study Guide and then eventually in Blackboard In addition, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, available as an eJournal in our library will be a very useful additional resource base. 13/5/20 21 Teaching and learning resources Textbook Lizarralde, G., Johnson, C., Davidson, C., (2009) Rebuilding After Disasters : From Emergency to Sustainability. Taylor & Francis, Hoboken. Wisner, B., Gaillard, J.C., Kelman, I., (2013) Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction. Routledge, London. These books are available as an eBook through the University Library!!! 13/5/20 22 Course Assessment Assessment Item 1 – Essay on Natural Disasters Introduction date:13/05/2020 Due date:07/06/2020 at 11.59pm Assessment weighting:35% of Course Mark Assignment objectives On completion of this assignment the student should be able to: Critically evaluate the concept of disaster resilience in the context of the United Nations' Sendai framework and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13/5/20 23 Course Assessment Assessment Item 2 – Individual Oral Presentation on Disaster Resilience Introduction date:13/05/2020 Due date:05/07/2020 at 11.59pm Assessment weighting:20% of Course Mark Assignment objectives On completion of this assignment the student should be able to: Analyse the impact of disasters or conflicts on physical and social infrastructure and communities 13/5/20 24 Course Assessment Assessment Item 3 – Report on Developing Resilience Introduction date:13/05/2020 Due date:02/08/2020 at 11.59 PM Assessment weighting:45% of Course Mark Assignment objectives On completion of this assignment the student should be able to: Judiciously apply strategies within the social, physical and economic environment to reduce risk and mitigate against the effects of a disaster or conflict and align to a relevant SDG Critically appraise the need to link response, mitigation and recovery of society to the SDGs and the Sendai framework 13/5/20 25 Course Assessment SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT ITEMS All assessment items to be submitted through Turnitin except for the oral presentation which can be submitted through grade centre. NO HARDCOPIES TO BE SUBMITTED! Refer to Blackboard 13/5/20 26 At the end of the course…… You can expect to have: A fresh/new perspective of disasters; An understanding of what the term Resilience refers to and means in the context of disasters; An appreciation of the association of risk and disaster through an understanding of the Sendai Framework. 13/5/20 27 PART TWO 13/5/20 28 13/5/20 29 The problems with natural hazards Tropical Hurricane Irma struck the south USA in Florida 30 August – 13 September 2017. It was a category 5 reducing to 4, then 3 then 2 then 1 There were issues in predicting its path which were never really accurate until the last days. 13/5/20 30 The problems with natural hazards 13/5/20 31 The problems with natural hazards 13/5/20 32 The problems with natural hazards All modeling could not predict with any accuracy the actual path. There was a system called the Bermuda high which was not fully predictable This actually pushed the hurricane 32 kilometres west which saved billions of dollars in damage and life A similar system that was much much worse swept up the east coast of the USA in 1893 (US population then: 62,979,766). If this has arrived today it would have caused TRILLIONS of dollars of damage and unprecedented loss of life (US population now: 328,200,000). 13/5/20 33 The problems with natural hazards 13/5/20 34 The problems with natural hazards The total cost of Irma was approx. US$58Billion The top hurricane events for cost in the US are Katrina (US$160 Billion), and then Sandy (US$70 Billion), then Irma and Andrew in 1992 (US$47Billion) Including all the arguments about climate change; We are rapidly moving into an era where we are going to experience $US50 billion, $US100 billion storms, and possibly $US300 billion storm events Why is this the case??? 13/5/20 35 The problems with natural hazards This gets to the initial theme of our discussions for this course The nature of disasters: is nature to blame? 13/5/20 36 The problems with natural hazards (21/04/20) 13/5/20 37 The problems with natural hazards (13/05/20) 13/5/20 38 13/5/20 These slides and the associated course notes have been prepared by Jamie MacKee School of Architecture and Built Environment 2020. Questions www.newcastle.edu.au 13/5/20 40 40