Mar 29, 2024  
2015-2016 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2015-2016 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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RA653 Natural Resource Risk Assessment and Management (1 cr.)


As population growth forces more communities to expand into areas at risk, concern increases about the danger that geohazards pose to people, property, and the environment. HAZUS-MH is a powerful, free ArcGIS extension developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under contract with the National Institute of Building Sciences. HAZUS-MH works with ArcGIS Desktop to display hazard data and estimate the impact of hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes on communities (e.g., damage to buildings and lifelines, estimates of displaced populations and shelter needs, and short- and long-term economic impacts). In a course project, students apply the skills learned throughout the course.



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