This assessment requires students to summarize facts pertaining to a topic or a case and provide a suggested course of action

This assessment requires students to explore alternative ways of thinking, connect to a resilience related topic, and improve their analytical skills

This assessment requires students to focus on a discussion topic pertinent to economic concepts of risk reduction strategies and participate in an Online discussion board

This subject aims to propose frameworks and methods of economic inquiry for the analysis of disasters and disruptions. This subject applies the concept of economic resilience to explore continuous economic growth within the context of disaster management. The main topics covered in this subject are basic micro and macroeconomic principles, market failures, economics resilience (inherent and adaptive responses to disasters), measure of improving economic resilience, the role of government policy in disaster risk management, resilient governance and sustainable industries, innovation and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and community resilience and the role of NGOs.

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LB5410 - Building Economic Resilience

Building Economic Resilience

Identify and analyse basic macro and micro economic principles to inform responses to disasters

Critically evaluate the role of government and NGOs in disaster risk management and nurturing of sustainable industries

Apply economic concepts to develop risk reduction strategies and build economic resilience