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GEOGY301-23B (HAM)
Disasters and Development
15 Points
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Colin McLeay
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I.2.10
colin.mcleay@waikato.ac.nz
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Rita De Jesus Dionisio
I.2.11
mariarita.dejesusdionisio@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
This paper explores linkages between disasters and development. Introducing concepts and case studies relating to development and disasters, this paper highlights the complex intersection of such topics as vulnerability, resilience, and disaster risk reduction. The first section of the course will introduce the concept of development and developing countries and the approaches that geographers have used to study them. Consideration of geographical approaches to development included engagement with concepts around colonialism, Marxism, and neoliberalism.
The second section of the course will focus on concepts of natural hazards and disasters. Conceptualisations of disasters are a focus for geographers working in the Global South. Discussion explores the ways in which some individuals, communities and even countries are more vulnerable to disasters than others.
How this paper will be taught
Required Readings
There is no text book used in this paper. The readings list for this course is located on the Moodle course support site. All readings are managed by the university’s online Reading List Talis Aspire system. This means you will not need to purchase a readings book for this course.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
The internal work : examination ratio for this paper is 100 : 0.
Details on the internal assessment items are located on the Moodle course support site.
Assignments are to be uploaded through Turnitin via the Moodle site for this paper.
Submission of assignments to Turnitin plagiarism detection software:
- All assignments submitted will become part of the Turnitin database
- Students must not put their name or ID number on any assignment submitted, to protect their privacy.
- A unique identifier will be issued by Turnitin for each submission.
Assignments do not have to meet the word limit requirements exactly. As a general rule, students may work within a margin of +/- 10%.
Read all assignment instructions carefully. Seek clarification if you are not sure what is expected of you by a given assignment.
Turnitin is a software package that checks submitted work for plagiarism. When you upload your assignment for marking, the Turnitin software package scans your assignment for matches with published materials, contents of webpages, and other students’ assignments. The Turnitin report to which your lecturers have access indicates where you have copied, word-for-word, someone else's writing, and from where you copied it. Lecturers are then able to check if you have referenced the copied material as a quote or not.
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.