Lesson series

Communities in Disasters

Understand how groups, community ties, and social capital shape disaster behavior, vulnerability, and recovery
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course contents

What's included?

Disaster Sociology

Learn what decades of disaster research reveal about how communities actually respond.

Key Research on Communities

Explore the work of Aldrich, Tierney, and other leading researchers to learn how social capital, informal networks, trusted relationships, and emergent groups shape community response.

Disaster Science Applied

Translate foundational disaster research into practical insight for planning, coordination, and decision-making. See how the evidence changes the way we understand and work with communities in disaster.
Meet the instructor

Shannon McNamee

As an expert in disaster management, Shannon is particularly interested in how to enable individuals and communities in disasters. In her classes, she provides the tools and disaster literacy to help build better disaster management programs. 
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