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Il corso esplora la complessità delle relazioni tra cultura, rischio e disastro. L'obiettivo è quello di migliorare le conoscenze e la comprensione dei rischi associati agli ambienti costieri e marini ai fini di una loro migliore gestione e analizzare la resilienza delle persone al rischio, esplorando la dimensione culturale del disastro.

Definizioni e usi dei termini pericolo, rischio, disastro, vulnerabilità e resilienza. Cultura, conoscenza e visione del mondo in relazione ai rischi naturali. Aspetti culturali e politici di disastri, catastrofi e rischi naturali (tsunami, inondazioni, cambiamenti climatici) nelle aree marine e costiere: adattamento, mitigazione e resilienza. La dimensione culturale della riduzione del rischio di disastri (DRR). La sostenibilità in relazione alla promozione degli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile (SDG), identificati dall'Agenda 2030 delle Nazioni Unite. Governance, stakeholder, comunicazione e partecipazione.

Il corso esamina lo sviluppo del significato, gli usi e le applicazioni dei termini pericolo, rischio e resilienza nelle aree marine e costiere, ed esplora la dimensione culturale del disastro.

Il significato di "cultura" deve essere compreso e incorporato in ogni tentativo di affrontare i pericoli naturali (tsunami, maremoti, tempeste, inondazioni, innalzamento del livello del mare) e i disastri. La dimensione culturale del disastro fornisce una comprensione della vulnerabilità umana e sociale ai pericoli, l'identificazione delle parti interessate, la conoscenza locale, la resilienza e la risposta sociale a livello locale.

Nel corso del corso verranno presentati casi di studio che si concentreranno sulle risposte basate sulla resilienza ai pericoli e al rischio di molteplici gruppi di attori (donne, bambini, anziani, comunità locali, agenzie internazionali, istituzioni politiche) e sulle attività umane in diversi contesti.

Nessuno

Lezioni frontali. Gli studenti saranno impegnati in casi di studio, discussioni di articoli scientifici, analisi di rapporti nazionali e internazionali, presentazioni orali e lettura di valutazioni ambientali.

Tutti i materiali didattici sono digitali e possono essere reperiti sul sito dell'Ateneo:

Krüger F., Bankoff G., Cannon T., Orlowski B., and Schipper E.L.F. (Eds.) (2015), Cultures and Disasters: Understanding Cultural Framings in Disaster Risk Reduction, Abingdon and New York, Routledge

o in alternativa:

Kelman I. (2020), Disaster by Choice. How our actions turn natural hazards in catastrophes, Oxford University Press.

E i quattro articoli:

1) Alexander D.E. (2013)"Resilience and disaster risk reduction: an etymological journey", Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 2707–2716,

2) Weichselgartner J., Kelman I. (2015), "Geographies of resilience: Challenges and opportunities of a descriptive concept", Progress in Human Geography, Vol. 39(3) 249–267

3) Kelman I., Gaillard J.C., Mercer J. (2015), "Climate Change’s Role in Disaster Risk Reduction’s Future: Beyond Vulnerability and Resilience", Int. J. Disaster Risk Sci, 6:21–27

4) Adger W.N., Hughes T. P., Folke C., Carpenter S.R., Rockström J. (2005), "Social-Ecological Resilience to Coastal Disasters", Science 309, 1036–1039

Primo semestre

Esame finale orale. Per gli studenti frequentanti la valutazione finale si baserà su:

  1. la frequenza e la partecipazione al corso,

  2. presentazioni di articoli,

  3. presentazione di gruppo e ppt,

  4. presentazione orale del proprio contributo nel lavoro di gruppo

  5. relazione scritta

Per non gli studenti non frequentanti:

Discussione orale con domande aperte sul libro di testo e sugli articoli elencati nel programma per permettere ai non frequentanti di acquisire competenze su tematiche affrontate dalla docente attraverso le lezioni frontali e le discussioni in aula

Appuntamento per e-mail:

marcella.schmidt@unimib.it

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The course explores the complexity of the relationships between culture, risk and disaster. The aim of the course is to improve the knowledge and understanding of the risks associated with coastal and marine environments in order to better manage them and analyse people's resilience to risk, exploring the cultural dimension of disaster.

Definitions and uses of the terms hazard, risk, disaster, vulnerability and resilience. Culture, knowledge and world views related to hazards. Cultural and political aspects of disasters, catastrophes and natural hazards (tsunamis, floods, climate change) in marine and coastal areas: adaptation, mitigation and resilience. The cultural dimension of disaster risk reduction (DRR). Sustainability in relation to the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), identified by the UN Agenda 2030. Governance, stakeholders, communication and participation.

The course examines the development of the meaning, uses and applications of the terms hazard, risk and resilience in marine and coastal areas, and explores the cultural dimension of disaster.

The significance of "culture" must be understood and incorporated into any attempt to deal with natural hazards (tsunami, storm surges, inundations, sea level rise) and disasters. The cultural dimension of disaster provides an understanding of human and social vulnerability to hazards, identification of stakeholders, local knowledge and resilience and social response at the local level.

In the course, case studies will be presented, focusing on the resilience-based responses to hazards and risk of multiple sets of actors (women, children, older people, local communities, international agencies, political institutions) and human activities in different contexts.

None

Frontal lectures. Students will be engaged in case studies, discussions of scientific papers, analysis of national and international reports, oral presentations and reading of environmental assessments.

All teaching resources are digital and can be found on the University website.

Krüger F., Bankoff G., Cannon T., Orlowski B., and Schipper E.L.F. (Eds.) (2015), Cultures and Disasters: Understanding Cultural Framings in Disaster Risk Reduction, Abingdon and New York, Routledge

or, alternatively:

Kelman I. (2020), Disaster by Choice. How our actions turn natural hazards in catastrophes, Oxford University Press.

And the four articles:

1) Alexander D.E. (2013)"Resilience and disaster risk reduction: an etymological journey", Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 2707–2716,

2) Weichselgartner J., Kelman I. (2015), "Geographies of resilience: Challenges and opportunities of a descriptive concept", Progress in Human Geography, Vol. 39(3) 249–267

3) Kelman I., Gaillard J.C., Mercer J. (2015), "Climate Change’s Role in Disaster Risk Reduction’s Future: Beyond Vulnerability and Resilience", Int. J. Disaster Risk Sci, 6:21–27

  1. Adger W.N., Hughes T. P., Folke C., Carpenter S.R., Rockström J. (2005), "Social-Ecological Resilience to Coastal Disasters", Science 309, 1036–1039

First semester

Oral final examination.

For attending students the final evaluation will be based on:

  1. attendance and participation in the course,

  2. articles presentations,

  3. group presentation and ppt,

  4. oral presentation of one's contribution to teamwork

5) writing assignment

For not attending students:

Oral discussion with open questions about the textbook and articles listed in the program to allow the non-attending students to acquire expertise on topics addressed by the lecturer through lessons and classroom discussion

Appointment by e-mail:

marcella.schmidt@unimib.it

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Key information

Field of research
M-GGR/02
ECTS
6
Term
First semester
Activity type
Mandatory
Course Length (Hours)
42
Degree Course Type
2-year Master Degreee
Language
English

Staff

    Teacher

  • MS
    Marcella Schmidt Muller Di Friedberg

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Enrolment methods

Manual enrolments
Self enrolment (Student)

Sustainable Development Goals

NO POVERTY - End poverty in all its forms everywhere
GENDER EQUALITY - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
REDUCED INEQUALITIES - Reduce inequality within and among countries
CLIMATE ACTION - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
LIFE BELOW WATER - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels