Disastrous natural hazards, both fast and slow, and violent conflicts affect many people worldwide, often impacting already fragile environments and conservation areas. These crises have significant political, economic, and social implications that can reverse development gains, further entrench poverty and inequality, thereby increasing the risk for future crises.
Sub-areas
- Outbreaks
- Extreme Events
- Natural Hazards
- Protected Areas
- Wildlife Economy
- Natural Resources
- Social Vulnerability
- Humanitarian Crises
- Complex Emergencies
- Environmental Security
- Community Conservation
- Land Use and Land Cover Change
Courses
- GEO 2006 Natural Hazards Geography
- GEO 3334 Managing for a Changing Climate
- GEO 3341/6348 Extreme Floods
- GEO 3343 Extreme Droughts
- GEO 3352 Human Footprint on the Landscape
- GEO 3372 Conservation of Resources
- GEO 3454 Peoples and Plagues
- GEO 4938/6938 Parks and People
- GEO 4285 Water, Risk, and Extreme Events
- GEO 4300 Environmental Biogeography
- GIS 4324/6325 GIS Analysis of Hazard Vulnerability
- GIS 2002 The Digital Earth
- MET 4532/6530 Hurricanes