Urban Resilience and Disaster Recovery Planning

This course provides a strategic and operational framework for planning for, coping with, and recovering from major urban shocks (e.g., earthquakes, pandemics) and chronic stresses (e.g., climate change, inequality). It focuses on developing integrated urban resilience strategies that span physical infrastructure, social systems, and economic networks. Participants will learn how to conduct hazard and vulnerability assessments, implement practical mitigation and adaptation measures, and structure an equitable disaster recovery process. The goal is to move beyond mere recovery to a state of 'building back better'—creating stronger, more adaptive, and more equitable cities.