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Owing to increased vulnerability and climatic extremes, we are faced wi th the rapidly grow ing impact of disasters worldw ide. There is an urgent need to inco rporate the concepts of di saster risk managementinto planning, sustainable development and environmental impact assessment. Disaster risk

management requires the assessment of risk, which is a multidiscipli nary endeavour.

The course explains how to conduct a risk assessment using spatial information on hazards, elements at risk andvulnerability with the aid of GIS and remote sensing, and how this information can be used in risk management,with a focus on urban areas.

For whom is the course relevant?

This course is designed for all those who have to carry out risk assessment and require knowledge and skills inusing a GIS to handle the necessary the procedures, such as professionals working in governmental andnon-governmental organizations, planners, engineers, architects, geographers, environmental specialists anduniversity teachers. Some basic background in GIS is desirable, although not strictly necessary as the coursefollows a step-by-step approach that enables participants to rapidly acquire the basic skills in handling GISsoftware.

What will be achieved?

The course will guide participants through the entire process of risk assessment, on the basis of a case study of acity exposed to multiple hazards. At the end of this course, you will be able to:

understand the concepts of hazard assessment, elements-at-risk mapping, vulnerability assessment and riskassessmentformulate the spatial data requirements for risk assessmentuse GIS to generate an elements-at-risk databaseapply various methods for vulnerability assessmentgenerate risk maps using qualitative and quantitative methodsunderstand how risk assessment is used in risk reduction and disaster preparedness.

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What is the course content?

The course is composed of a number of sessions. Each session has a PowerPoint presentation and a documentintroducing the session topic. Each session also has exercises and assignments, including maps or materials to behanded in. The course is based on a study load of one module of three weeks (5 ECTs), which is offered in distanceform over a period of six weeks. Below is a summary of the sessions and detailed content.

Session Theory Exercise

00: Gettingstarted

Set up Blackboard account; install ILWISsoftware; get to know the tutors and fellowstudents

01: Introductionto riskassessment

Introduction to disaster risk management andrisk assessment

Generation of a hazard profile using disasterdatabases; introduction to ILWIS and theRiskCity dataset; learn the various hazardproblems by evaluating high-resolutionimages

02: Obtainingspatial data forrisk assessment

Presentation of data requirements for thevarious types of hazards; sources of spatial data

Defining spatial data requirements for riskassessment; iInternet search for informationon risk assessment; acquiring free andlow-cost data; generating 3D image datausing Google Earth; stereo imageinterpretation

03: HazardAssessment

Hazard types; main concepts of hazardassessment; frequency-magnitude relationships

Frequency assessment; selection of hazardassessment example (flooding, landslides,earthquakes, technological hazards, volcanichazards, etc.)

04: Elements-at-riskassessment

Types of elements at risk; classification of buildings, infrastructure, lifelines, criticalfacilities; population information; collection of elements-at-risk information

Generating an elements-at-risk database fromscratch; generating an elements-at-riskdatabase using available data (buildingfootprint map, census data and LiDAR)

05: Vulnerabilityassessment

Types of vulnerability; social vulnerability;physical vulnerability; methods of vulnerabilityassessment; participatory GIS; spatial multicriteria evaluation

Defining vulnerability curves; spatialmulticriteria evaluation for vulnerabilityassessment

06: Riskassessment

Loss estimation models; HAZUS; qualitative riskassessment; QRA; basics of flood risk, seismicrisk, landslide and technological risk assessment

Creating risk curves; selection of riskassessment method: flooding, earthquakes,landslides, technological hazards.

07: Riskmanagement

Risk evaluation; risk governance; riskcommunication; cost-benefit analysis; usingrisk information for emergency planning; spatialplanning, and environmental impact assessment

Multi-hazard risk assessment for buildings;assessing economic losses; cost-benefitanalysis


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Session Theory Exercise

08: Final projectand examination

Discussion:How to do such a study in your area?

Final project:Selection of project topic related to riskassessment and its use in risk management

Examination:Multiple choice exam

Why choose this course?

The course has been designed over a long period of time and has been tested many times in different countries. Itis based on a course book with assignments and an exercise book with GIS exercises. Active interaction with

lecturers and fellow students takes place via internet. The general approach of the course is task-based learningthat blends theory and practice. The study load is 20 to 24 hours per week. All materials including (most of) thesoftware will be provided online in ITC's digital learning environment Blackboard. Most materials will be sent on aDVD to enable convenient offline study.

Learning from a distance, how is it like?

The general approach of the course is task based learning which blends theory and practice. The study load is 20 to24 hours per week. All materials including (most of) the software will be provided online in ITC's digital learningenvironment Blackboard. For convenient offline study most materials will be sent on a CD-Rom. We will use emailfor individual communication and a discussion board in Blackboard for group communication.

Admission requirements

Academic level and backgroundApplicants for the Distance programme should have a Bachelor degree or equivalent from a recognised university ina discipline related to the course, preferably combined with working experience in a relevant field.

English language


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As all courses are given in English, proficiency in the English language is a prerequisite. Participants in Distanceprogramme are exempted from an English language test. However, ITC expects their proficiency in the Englishlanguage to meet the minimum requirements mentioned below.

English language tests: minimum requirements

TOEFL Paper-based Test (PBT) 550

TOEFL Internet-based Test 79-80

British Council / IELTS 6.0

Cambridge CPE/CAE

Computer skillsApplicants for the Distance education programme must have elementary computer experience, regular access tointernet and e-mail. For some courses additional computer skills are required (see description of specific course).

GIS and remote sensingMost distance courses, except for the introductory course, require knowledge of, and skills in, working with GISand/or digital image processing of remotely sensed data.

Candidates are asked to provide proof of identity during the registration process.

Hardware and software requirements

Since the computer is used for both the practical exercises and the communication via the internet you areexpected to have a computer capable of running ILWIS (standard PC or laptop is OK) and an internet connection.The course is made for the Open Source GIS software ILWIS (Integrated Land and Water Information Systems. TheOpen Source software is free and will be supplied on a DVD, together with the data sets and training materials. Youwill also work with Blackboard (educational software) and with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).

What more there is to know?

This distance course is based on a module of one of ITC's degree courses. Successful completion will lead toexemption for that module in the degree course.

The course is developed by a group of people. Coordination is by Dr. C.J. (Cees) van Westen, Director UnitedNations University-ITC School for Disaster Geo-information Management (UNU-ITC DGIM).


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