Tsunami Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery (TSU 420) Syllabus
July 29-August 2, 2007
Instructor
- Lori Dengler, Ph.D., Professor of Geology, Humboldt State University
- George Crawford, Earthquake Program Manager, Emergency Management Division, Washington State Military Department
Intended Audience
The course's intended audience includes professionals responsible for establishing, maintaining and developing multi-hazard warning and preparedness systems at national and sub-national levels. Included are planners, policy makers, emergency managers, scientists, engineers, and other professionals in both public and private sectors whose overriding goal is to develop and maintain tsunami-resilient societies.
Course Objectives
This course focuses on techniques used to establish coastal community resilience and on the development and implementation of emergency management plans for tsunami hazards. Upon successful completion of the course, participants can identify the elements of community resilience planning that can be implemented in their area of interest. These include:
- Explaining the basic concepts involved in coastal community resilience
- Illustrating multiple strategies for tsunami mitigation, disaster preparedness, response and recovery
- Interpreting and evaluating community-planning documents such as hazard maps, evacuation plans and critical infrastructure analyses
- Recognizing and identifying the specific aspects of establishing a national tsunami program that are relevant to the participants' regions of interest.
Individuals working in the context of country teams complete the emergency managament system component of a Tsunami Resilient Community Plan Exercise.
Course content
This is the third and final course in the three-course Tsunami Certificate Program, Tsunami Science and Preparedness – Creating Tsunami-Resilient Communities. Participants apply the concepts from hazard assessment and tsunami warning together with emergency management techniques to a coastal community resilience framework. The compare and contrast the different phases of creating a tsunami-resilient community:
- Mitigation of damage from future disasters by long-term planning
- Preparedness for disaster survival
- Response to a tsunami event
- Long-term recovery issues for tsunami-stricken communities
- Identification and discussion of activities and resources needed to develop a national tsunami program with particular emphasis on cultural differences and similarities between world regions
Participants complete individual and team exercises in class to reinforce the concepts presented in lectures and course materials.
Schedule
- 1:15–5:00 p.m., Sunday, July 29, 2007
- 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:15–5:00 p.m., Monday-Wednesday, July 30-August 1, 2007
- 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:15–4:30 p.m. , Thursday, August 2, 2007
Location
Fourth Floor of Smith Hall, UW Seattle campus, Rooms: Classroom 405, GIS Laboratory 401, Geography Collaboratory 415C
Textbook and readings:
The required textbook will be mailed to participants prior to their arrival in Seattle. This text is being provided to participants as a courtesy from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The text is:
- Bernard, E.N. (Ed.), Developing Tsunami-Resilient Communities:
The National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, Reprinted from
Natural Hazards, 35:1 (2005) 2005, VI, 186 p., ISBN: 978-1-4020-3353-7
Prerequisites:
Prior to attending the first course in the Tsunami Certificate Program, participants should complete the following activities:
- Successfully complete Course 2-Tsunami Warning Systems (TSU 410)
- Read pages 121–184 in the text Developing Tsunami-Resilient Communities: The National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program. This text will be mailed out to program participants prior to the July 21 start date
Criteria for completion of certificate
The requirements for successful completion of this course are:
- Attendance and satisfactory participation
- Satisfactory completion of required work, including exercises, demonstrations, and the sections of the Tsunami Resilient Community Plan Exercise assigned during this course
Course evaluation links
- Evaluation of UWE TSP Program Course 3 Day 1
- Evaluation of UWE TSP Program Course 3 Day 2
- Evaluation of UWE TSP Program Course 3 Day 3
- Evaluation of UWE TSP Program Course 3 Day 4
- Evaluation of UWE TSP Program Course 3 Day 5
Jump to:
[ TSU 420 Syllabus ]
[ Day 1 (29
July): Introduction | Coastal
Community Resilience | TRC
Plan/Warning Center ]
[ TSU
420 Day 1 Course Evaluation ]
[ Day 2 (30
July): Communications
1 |
Communications 2 | Preparedness
and Outreach | Participant
Seminar |
TRC Plan/Local Decision
Making | Field
Trip ]
[ TSU
420 Day 2 Course Evaluation ]
[ Day 3 (31
July): Community Meeting
Debrief | Mitigation | Response
1 | Response
2 | Recovery | TRC
Plan Exercise ]
[ TSU
420 Day 3 Course Evaluation ]
[ Day 4 (1
August): TRC Plan Presentations
Prep | TRC Plan Presentations
1 | TRC
Plan Presentations 2 | Participant
Seminar | Tsunami
Simulation 1 | Tsunami
Simulation 2 | Tsunami
Simulation 3 ]
[ TSU
420 Day 4 Course Evaluation ]
[ Day 5 (2
August): Tsunami Simulation
Debrief | IOC | TRC
Plan Development Issues 1 | TRC
Plan Development Issues 2 | TRC
Plan Development Issues 3 | U.S.
National Tsunami Program | Summary ]
[ TSU
420 Day 5 Course Evaluation ]