DRRE401-26X (C) General non-calendar-based 2026

Introduction to Disaster Risk and Resilience

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 26 April 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 5 April 2026

Description

The DRRE401 course provides an introduction to disaster risk and resilience situations, theory and practices. It explores drivers of disaster risk and covers national and international frameworks for disaster risk reduction. The course allows students to undertake natural hazard risk assessments and explore resilience strategies for real life communities in high risk environments (via field trips) and utilises a number of guest lectures from leading international thinkers in this field. The course assumes no background, but progresses to advanced topics throughout the course.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Director

Restrictions

HAZM401

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Ernest Rutherford 220 Geog/Geol Teaching Lab
23 Feb - 29 Mar
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00 Ernest Rutherford 220 Geog/Geol Teaching Lab
16 Feb - 29 Mar
Field Trip A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 17:00 Christchurch
16 Feb - 22 Feb
Field Trip B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01-P1 Thursday 12:00 - 00:00 Otago
2 Mar - 8 Mar
01-P2 Friday 00:00 - 00:00 Otago
2 Mar - 8 Mar
01-P3 Saturday 00:00 - 14:00 Otago
2 Mar - 8 Mar
Intensive Block Course A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Saturday 08:00 - 17:00 Ernest Rutherford 213 Geol Engineering Lab
16 Mar - 22 Mar

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Simulation Exercise (Kaikoura) 29 Feb 2024 20%
Policy Brief 07 Mar 2024 30%
Twizel Sit Rep 15 Mar 2024 20%
Risk-based Land Use Planning 30 Mar 2024 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Kelman, Ilan; Disaster by choice : how our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes ; 1st ed; Oxford University Press, 2020.

Mileti, Dennis S; Disasters by design : a reassessment of natural hazards in the United States ; Joseph Henry Press, 1999.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,286.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 5 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment on the departments and faculties page .

All DRRE401 Occurrences

  • DRRE401-26X (C) General non-calendar-based 2026