Climate Extremes

Earthquakes

Floods

Climate Change

Volcanoes

Tsunamis
Indian Ocean Tsunami

Landslides

Disaster Studies & Management
Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment in Disaster Response


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Inter-Department Seminar Series

Introduction

London sits at the centre of a vast disaster management community that includes academic institutions, NGOs and donor organisations. At present, there is no coherent programme in the capital for academics and practitioners to discuss disaster and development research on a regular basis. This seminar series grabs this opportunity by addresses the interface between natural disasters, development and the environment.

Uniquely, the series has been designed to draw contributions from speakers with varied interests, with seminars hosted by a wide range of different UCL departments. We hope this format will highlight the inter-disciplinary nature of the subject and provide new research links.

For more details please contact the co-ordinator of this series, Tom Mitchell

2004/2005 Seminars. Theme: Perspectives on Vulnerability

	Thursday October 7th 2004 at 5:30pm Hosted by Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre (Department of Earth Sciences) Prof. David Alexander Coventry University 'The vulnerability to earthquakes of schools and hospitals' Lecture Theatre 2 (LT2) The Cruciform Building
	Thursday November 11th 2004 at 5:30pm Hosted by the Development and Planning Unit Dr. Mark Pelling Kings College, London ‘Social vulnerability and adaptation assessment’ Room 1, DPU
	Thursday January 27th 2005 Hosted by Department of Geography Dr. Tom Downing, Stockholm Environment Institute, 'Six pathways toward a vulnerability science for adaptation to climatic hazards' Room 113, 26 Bedford Way,
	5.30pm, Thursday February 17th 2005 Hosted by the Forum for Island Research and Experience Dr. Ethan Cochrane, Institute of Archaeology, UCL, "Surviving Three Thousand Years of Environmental Change: an Archaeological Perspective from the Pacific Islands” Abstract Room 612, Institute of Archaeology, UCL, 31-34 Gordon Sq.
	5.30pm, Thursday March 17th 2005 Mr Philip Buckle, Coventry University Hosted by Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre 'The social construction of risk, vulnerability and resilience: social science perspectives on insoluble problems' Chubb Room, Earth Sciences, 1st floor of South Wing (see map: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/images/map_mainsiteb&w.jpg)

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