Schedule Overview

PART I: What is a Disaster?

Week 1 – Introduction
Course introduction
What is a disaster?
Aims of this course 
Syllabus review

Week 2 – Disaster Data
Disaster data source
How to collect the data for disaster research
How to utilize the data for disaster investigation
Participants presentations and discussions

Week 3 – Disasters Theories and their Applications
Disaster related term definitions
Disaster theories and models
How to utilize the theories and models
Participants presentations and discussions

Week 4 – Disaster Research Methods and Demographic Data Utilization
Methodologies
How to combine the disaster research with demographic data
Participants presentations and discussions

PART II: Disasters in the World (will be filled soon)

Week 5 – Disasters and Socio-Economic Status.
Lecture
Presentations and Discussions

Week 6 – Disasters in Asia: Overviews and Case Studies
Lecture
Presentations and Discussions

Week 7 – Disasters in North and Central Americas: Overviews and Case Studies
Lecture
Term paper assignment
Presentations and Discussions

Week 8 – Disasters in South America, Europe, and Africa: Overviews and Case Studies
Lecture
Presentations and Discussions

PART III: Disasters in Japan and Thailand (will be filled soon)
 
Week 9 – Characteristics of Environmental and Natural Disasters in Japan and Thailand
Lecture
Presentations and Discussions

Week 10 – Case Studies: Typhoon Isewan Disaster in 1959 and Kobe Earthquake Disasters in 1995 and their Lessons
Lecture
Presentations and Discussions

Week 11 – A Case Study: Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in 2011 and its lessons
Lecture
Presentations and Discussions

Week 12 – A Case Study in Thailand: Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster in 2004
Lecture
Presentations and Discussions

PART IV: For Sustainable Future

Week 13 – A Case Study in Thailand: Chao Phraya River Flood Disaster in 2011 and its Lessons for Global Economy
Lecture
Presentations and Discussions

Week 14 – What is a Disaster? : From Risk to Opportunities
Lecture
Presentations and Discussions


Final Exam Week
Term papers due