CRSCAD Newsletter September 2013
|
|
|
|
There is still time to register for fall classes
Graduate Certificate Program
Professional Development Program
|
| | | |
UMass Boston Teams with DelValle Institute to Offer Emergency Management Programs
The University of Massachusetts Boston is introducing two new certificate programs in emergency management through University College. The noncredit programs combine the academic resources in post-disaster reconstruction at UMass Boston with the expertise of the DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness, a program of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC).
"We are very excited to be able to offer two new certificates in this very important field," said University College Dean Philip DiSalvio. "To be able to join forces with the DelValle Institute to enhance the expert training they already deliver is a wonderful opportunity."
One program covers "All Hazards Emergency Response and Protection," and the other teaches "Inclusive Emergency Planning." Each includes a module of coursework offered through DelValle, combined with a noncredit three-course sequence through University College.
"We're proud of the partnerships we've built around emergency preparedness in the city, and this is an innovative way to collaborate even further with key stakeholders," said James Hooley, chief of Boston Emergency Medical Services, the division of BPHC that includes DelValle Institute.
|
|
|
|
News Digest - National and International Conferences on Disasters and Emergency Management
|
|
|
|
Awotona, Adenrele (ed.) Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with Vulnerable Populations after the Cameras Have Gone: A Worldwide Study, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, U.K.: Newcastle upon Tyne, 2012, xvi+513pp., Isbn13: 978-1-4438-3739-2; Isbn: 1-4438-3739-3 -
(see also:
)
Awotona, Adenrele (ed.). Rebuilding Sustainable Communities for Children and their Families after Disasters: A Global Survey, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, U.K.: Newcastle upon Tyne, 2010, xxviii+458pp., ISBN 9781443817769, and as e-book by MyILibrary (LaVergne, TN)
Awotona, Adenrele (ed.). Rebuilding sustainable communities in Iraq: Policies, Programs and International Perspectives, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008, xxiii+319pp; ISBN (10): 1-84718-927-X; ISBN (13): 9781847189271. -
|
|
|
|
|
About CRSCAD:
We work in close collaboration with practitioners, academics, researchers, policy makers, and grassroots organizations on all the continents of the world in their search for the most appropriate and sustainable ways to rebuild their communities after disasters.
University of Massachusetts
McCormack Hall, 3rd floor, Room 612
Boston, Massachusetts 02125
Telephone: 617.287.7116
|
|
|
|
|
|
Editorial Committee
Contributions, suggestions, and feedback about the newsletter are welcome and should be sent to any of the following members of the Editorial Committee:
- Adenrele Awotona (Editor and Chair)
- Brandon P. Milby (Design and Distribution)
- Jennifer Clifford
- Victor Dzidzienyo
- Katharine Galaitsis
- Yasamin Izadkhah
- Amal Mohammed Hassan Jamal
- Olga Lauterbach
- Oluwatoyin Ilesanmi
Telephone: 617.287.7116
|
|
|
|
|
Stay connected with CRSCAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014 Conference: Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Sustainable Reconstruction
May 8−10, 2014
The conference will explore and examine how disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and sustainable reconstruction after disasters will be addressed in context of architectural, planning and engineering education. Through this international conference, discussions will be held on educational opportunities such as online short courses, continuing education options, curricular suggestions for schools in countries most vulnerable to catastrophic disasters, and joint degree programs for schools with appropriate expertise in the topic.
Representatives of regulatory agencies, professional associations, foundations supporting educational initiatives, and academic societies−as well as academic institutions−are encouraged to attend.
|
|
|
|
| |
Recent Global Disasters
Typhoon, landslides in the Phillipines
Flash flooding in Sudan
Forest fires in Portugal
Wildfires in Yosemite National Park, California
Tropical storm in Mexico
|
|
