This is a core unit of the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Preparedness and Management. The unit will outline contemporary models and general principles of disaster recovery, and the interface of the 'response' and the 'recovery' phases, including community resilience, using a sample of recent major events from Australia, Oceania and/or Asia. The unit will explore the ongoing community support that may be required, the psychosocial issues of recovery, and the restoration of infrastructure following major events. The unit will examine the personal attributes and emergency management leadership required in disaster recovery. Students will apply the principles in this Unit to their... -- Course Website
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