Academic Emergency Management and Related Courses
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Earthquake Hazard and Emergency Management Course
Session 1: Introduction to Earthquake Hazards and Overview of
Course and Exercises
Handout 1.1
Handout 1.2
Handout 1.3
Session 2: Causes of Earthquakes
Causes of Earthquakes Background Reading
Visuals
Pangea.mpg -
3MB Windows Media Player required
Handout 2.1
Handout 2.2
Session 3: Distribution of Earthquakes
Visuals
Handout 3.1
Handout 3.2
Session 4: Earthquake Hazard and Risk in the U.S.
Earthquake Hazard and Risk in the U.S. Background Reading
Visuals
Handout 4.1
Handout 4.2
Session 5: Characteristics of Earthquakes: Magnitude, Intensity,
and Energy
Visuals
Handout 5.1
Session 6: Earthquake Research and Information
Visuals
Handout 6.1
Handout 6.2
Session 7: Nature and Effects of Earthquake Hazards
Visuals
Handout 7.1
Session
8: Disaster Phases and Earthquake Policies
Visuals
Handout 8.1
Session 9: Mitigation
Visuals
Handout
9.1
Session 10: Earthquake Preparedness
Handout 10.1
Handout 10.2
Session 11: Earthquake Disaster Response and Recovery
Visuals
Handout 11.1
Handout 11.2
Session 12: Nature of Earthquake Disaster Vulnerability
Visuals
Handout
12.1
Handout
12.2
Session 13: Risk Communication Strategies and Public Outreach
Visuals
Handout
13.1
Handout
13.2
Handout 13.3
Session 14: Earthquake Disaster Planning
Visuals
Handout 14.1
Session
15: Earthquake Issues and Roles – Classroom
Skit
Handout 15.1
