Course Overview

The course is designed for the third year students of Urban and Rural Planning Discipline. This course will be conducted simultaneously with its theoretical counterpart URP3234. Students of this course are expected to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge from URP 3233.

Course Objectives

This is a practical, hands-on course fully supported by its theoretical concept. This course is aimed at making the students proficient in analyzing climate and disaster vulnerability of an area and planning interventions to reduce the same using theoretical knowledge acquired from URP 3233.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

After completion of this course, it is expected that the students will be able to:

·       Demonstrate proficiency in disaster vulnerability assessment of an area;

·       Use computer software to assess disaster vulnerability;

·       Identify proper planning interventions for vulnerability reduction of small area and its implementation strategy.