Course Content
Total Lessons:
12 Lectures and 1 Field Visiting (To be confirmed)
Time for Lectures (Tentative):
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Venue:
Room 303, Fok Ying Tung Remote Sensing Science Building,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date |
Topics |
Contents |
11 May 2011 (Wed) |
1. World geo-aspects of Emergencies, Risks, Disasters and Crises |
1.1. Definitions of terms: EW, disaster, crises, risk management |
13 May 2011 (Fri) |
2. EW and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies CM in World and individual continents |
2.1. Geoinformatics and Cartography Support Maps, atlases and systems for floods, fires, avalanches, healthy situations, etc.
2.2. Virtual Geographic Environment POtentials in EW and CM. |
16 May 2011 (Mon) |
3. Complex Humanitarian Emergencies |
3.1. Geo and non Geo-aspects, if any?
3.2. Events and different levels of emergency
3.3. Situational Awareness, analytical products, networks, data and information support. Maps. |
18 May 2011 (Wed) |
4. Crises, Emergency, Disaster Management |
4.1. Framework of EW
4.2. Terminology, definitions, delimitations
4.3. Data Modelling for Emergencies
4.4. EU-Safety and Security
4.5. United Nations Organizations and Emergency Situations (ISDR, EW, etc.) |
20 May 2011 (Fri) |
5. Geospatial Data and Technologies: Before, in Times and after of Crises |
5.1. SDI Role
5.2. Remote Sensing in Crises Management
5.3. Geospatial Data in Emergencies
5.4. Data Modelling for Emergencies
5.5. Intelligente Emergency Response Systems
5.6. GIS for Homeland Security |
23 May 2011 (Mon) |
6. Vulnerability of Lifeliness, the Built Environment and People |
6.1.Critical Infrastructures: definitions
6.2. Energy Systems and Infrastructure
6.3. Transportation and Communications Lifelines Disruption
6.4. Economic Assessment of Unexpected Events
6.5. Estimating Populations at Risk
6.6. Recreating Secure Spaces |
25 May 2011 (Wed) |
7. Disaster Management Framework |
7.1. Context of Disasters
7.2. Relevant Actors
7.3. Policies: federal – US, EU, other countries, and continents
7.4. Geospatial Data Needs |
27 May 2011 (Fri) |
8. Geospatial Data, Tools for Filling up of Requests |
8.1. GeospatialData Accessibility and Security
8.2. Overhead Imaging
8.3. Communication and Reports to and from the Field
8.4. Backup, redundancy, and archiving
8.5. Toold for Data Exploitation
8.6. Human Resources: education, training and Accessing
8.7. Funding issues |
30 May 2011 (Mon) |
9. Guidelines for Spatial Data Preparadness |
9.1. Critical Elements in Successful Planning and Response
9.2. Lessons Learned from Disaster Management |
1 Jun 2011 (Wed) |
10. New Fields of Cartography and its potentials for EW and CM |
10.1. Ubiquitous and Pervassive Cartography
10.2. Alternative and Context Cartography
10.3 Cartographical and GI standards and metadata services |
3 Jun 2011 (Fri) |
11. EU ICT research results and frontiers In Early Warning and Crises Management |
11.1. OASIS
11.2. ORCHESTRA
11.3. Other important Projects
11.4. Potentials of GMES and INSPIRE in EW and Crises Management
11.5. Calls and challengees (7th FP of EU, USA, Australia) |
6 Jun 2011 (Mon) |
Public Holiday |
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8 Jun 2011 (Wed) |
12. Cartography and Geoinformatics for EW and CM in Information/Knowledge Based Society |
12.1. Spatially Enabled Society and Digital Earth
12.2. Spatially Enabled Framework for Early Warning and Crises Management
12.3. Digital Earth Concepts
12.4. Digital Earth Potentials Framework for Early Warning and Crises Management |
10 Jun 2011 (Fri) |
13. Field trip or excursion to disaster management office or institute. |
To be confirmed |
References
- ADRC Highlights. http://www.adrc.asia/adrc_highlights.php.
- Altan O., Backhaus R., Boccardo P., Zlatanova S.: Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management. Examples and Best Practices. JBGS and UNOOSA. Copenhagen, Denmark, p. 2010. ISBN 978-87-90907-88-4.
- Cutter S. L., Richardson D.B., Wilbanks TJ., eds.The Geographical Dimensions of Terrorism. Routledge New York and London. 2003. 274 p. ISBN 0-415-94641-7.
- Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping, NSP, 2007. ISBN-10: 0-309-10409-2
- Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management, Examples and Best Practices. Altan O., Backhaus R., Boccardo P. and Zlatanova S.(eds.), Istanbul: Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JBGIS) and United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), pp. 123-126.
- Global Survey of Early Warning System. An assessment of capacities, gaps and opportunities toward building a comprehensive global early warning system for all natural hazards. Final Version. A report prepared at the request of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. U.N. 2006.
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. http://www.unisdr.org/
- Hui Lin and Michael Batty eds. Virtual Geographic Environments, Science Press, China,
- 350 p.
- Successful Response Starts with a Map: Improving Geospatial Support for Disaster Management.2007. ISBN-10: 0-309-10340-1
- International Journal of Digital Earth, Vol. 3, Issues 3 and 4. Taylor and Francis. 2010. ISSN: 1753-8947.
- Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Edited by: Ira Helsloot. Online ISSN: 1468-5973, 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Konecny M., Bandrova T.: Proceedings 2. Seminar with EU Cooperation on Early Warning and Disaster/Crises Management. Second International Conference on Cartography and GIS. January 21-24, 2008, Borovets, Bulgaria. ICA and UACE. ISBN: 978-954-724-038-4. 165 pp. ISBN: 978-3-642-03441-1.
- Konecny M., Bandrova T., P. Kubicek. Similarities and Differences in Cartographic and Geoinformatics support of Early Warning and DISASTER /Crises Management., SEMINAR WITH EU COOPERATION ON EARLY WARNING AND DISASTER / CRISES MANAGEMENT Proceedings 2, 2nd International Conference on Cartography and GIS, January, 21-24, 2008 Borovets, Bulgaria, ISBN: 978-954-724-038-4, pp. 75-84.
- Konecny, Milan - Bandrova, Temenoujka L. - Zlatanova, Sisi. Geographic Information and Cartography for Risk and Crisis Management. 1. Isme, Berlin Heidelberg : Springer, 2010. 446 s. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. ISSN 1863-2246; e-ISSN 1863-2351; e-ISBN 978-3-642-03442-8; DOI 10.1007/978-3642-03442-8. ISBN 978-3-642-03441-1.
- The Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster. Publications on recovery and risk reduction, rebuilding children’s lives, early warning system projects and lessons learned, ISDR Library. http://www.unisdr.org/
- Van Oosterom P., ZLatanova S., Fendel E.M., eds. Geo-Information for Disaster Management.Springer. 2005. 1434 pp. ISBN: 3-540-24988-5.
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