Community Preparedness, Recovery and Resilience: An Introduction

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Coventry University

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Community Preparedness, Recovery and Resilience: An Introduction

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What is the course about?

Community Preparedness, Recovery and Resilience: An Introduction

The course Community Preparedness, Recovery and Resilience: An Introduction is an online class provided by Coventry University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore disaster management and how communities can build resilience and cope after a disaster.

Course description

Discover the challenges of building resilience in communities
2 weeks

A community can experience a range of direct and indirect impacts as a result of a disaster. On this course, you will be able to examine the ways communities recover from dramatic changes by preventing future risk and fostering positive developments with communities.
You will have the opportunity to explore the link between community resilience, disaster management and sustainable development.
You will also have the opportunity to explore the link between disaster management and sustainable development.

Disaster trends and their impact on community resilience
Factors that contribute to the perception of vulnerability
The capacity for communities to cope with disaster
Different approaches for building community resilience

Assess vulnerability in the local context and its external influencing factors
Explore community capacities for coping with risks and disasters
Assess the relationship between community vulnerability, capacity and resilience
Identify the skills and attributes required by practitioners working with communities to enhance resilience

This course is ideal for anyone looking to understand the impacts of disasters and how a community resilience approach is implemented.
Please note that the individuals provided in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Coventry University
Coventry secured gold in the UK Government’s 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and is University of the Year for Student Experience in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Community Preparedness, Recovery and Resilience: An Introduction

Course Topic

Nature & Environment

University, College, Institution

Coventry University

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Community Preparedness, Recovery and Resilience: An Introduction

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Coventry University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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