The course offers an interdisciplinary knowledge of natural disasters with particular attention to reconstruction policies and the effects generated in society and economy. Evaluation analyses will be conducted with a counterfactual approach. The students will acquire basic elements to develop a research project through a case study and will test their communication skills with the presentation of a report to the classroom.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
2. The Impact of Disasters between history, geography and economy.
3. Natural disasters from a physical point of view and Disasters in History
4. Introduction to counterfactual analysis
5. Emergency Management and Reconstruction Models, Empirical Evidence in the World
6. The earthquake in L'Aquila 2009. From disaster to reconstruction, from politics to politics
7. Public Reconstruction Plans and ex ante analysis
8. Methods of estimating effects
9. Counterfactual Analysis Laboratory the case of L'Aquila
10. Simulation of the exam presentation, FOCUS theme on request and course conclusions
11. Case studies 1: Group projects
12. Case studies 2: Group projects
13. Case studies 3: Group projects
Cavallo, E., & Noy, I. (2011). Natural disasters and the economy—a survey. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 5(1), 63-102.
Castorina, R., & Pitzalis, S. (2019). Comprendere i disastri. Linee teoriche e applicazioni metodologiche della socio-antropologia nei terremoti de L’Aquila e dell’Emilia. Argomenti, (12), 7-36.
Formez (2006) Valutare gli effetti delle politiche pubbliche. Metodi e applicazioni al caso italiano. Collana Materiali, Roma.
Programme
1. Introduction to the course and the reference discipline2. The Impact of Disasters between history, geography and economy.
3. Natural disasters from a physical point of view and Disasters in History
4. Introduction to counterfactual analysis
5. Emergency Management and Reconstruction Models, Empirical Evidence in the World
6. The earthquake in L'Aquila 2009. From disaster to reconstruction, from politics to politics
7. Public Reconstruction Plans and ex ante analysis
8. Methods of estimating effects
9. Counterfactual Analysis Laboratory the case of L'Aquila
10. Simulation of the exam presentation, FOCUS theme on request and course conclusions
11. Case studies 1: Group projects
12. Case studies 2: Group projects
13. Case studies 3: Group projects
Core Documentation
Mela, A., Mugnano, S., & Olori, D. (Eds.). (2017). Territori vulnerabili: verso una nuova sociologia dei disastri italiana. FrancoAngeli. [solo Introduzione]Cavallo, E., & Noy, I. (2011). Natural disasters and the economy—a survey. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 5(1), 63-102.
Castorina, R., & Pitzalis, S. (2019). Comprendere i disastri. Linee teoriche e applicazioni metodologiche della socio-antropologia nei terremoti de L’Aquila e dell’Emilia. Argomenti, (12), 7-36.
Formez (2006) Valutare gli effetti delle politiche pubbliche. Metodi e applicazioni al caso italiano. Collana Materiali, Roma.
Reference Bibliography
Miyazaki, T., Ohtani, R., Ohno, T., Takasugi, T., & Yamada, T. (2019). Estimating the mitigation effect of Tokai earthquake measures on housing damage: a counterfactual approach. Disasters, 43(1), 181-205. Nel, P., & Righarts, M. (2008). Natural disasters and the risk of violent civil conflict. International Studies Quarterly, 52(1), 159-185. Lindell, M. K., & Prater, C. S. (2003). Assessing community impacts of natural disasters. Natural hazards review, 4(4), 176-185. Thinking Resilience in a Post Disaster context; South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE); 2018 Chang, Y., Wilkinson, S., Potangaroa, R. Seville, E. (2010). Resourcing challenges for post-disaster housing reconstruction: a comparative analysis. Building Research and Information, 38(3), 247-264.Type of delivery of the course
Lessons via MTeams, with slides, video presentations and discussions.Type of evaluation
Working on a case study of a natural disaster at the students' choice; group of 2-3 people. Oral presentation in the classroom with slides. teacher profile teaching materials
2. The Impact of Disasters between history, geography and economy.
3. Natural disasters from a physical point of view and Disasters in History
4. Introduction to counterfactual analysis
5. Emergency Management and Reconstruction Models, Empirical Evidence in the World
6. The earthquake in L'Aquila 2009. From disaster to reconstruction, from politics to politics
7. Public Reconstruction Plans and ex ante analysis
8. Methods of estimating effects
9. Counterfactual Analysis Laboratory the case of L'Aquila
10. Simulation of the exam presentation, FOCUS theme on request and course conclusions
11. Case studies 1: Group projects
12. Case studies 2: Group projects
13. Case studies 3: Group projects
Cavallo, E., & Noy, I. (2011). Natural disasters and the economy—a survey. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 5(1), 63-102.
Castorina, R., & Pitzalis, S. (2019). Comprendere i disastri. Linee teoriche e applicazioni metodologiche della socio-antropologia nei terremoti de L’Aquila e dell’Emilia. Argomenti, (12), 7-36.
Formez (2006) Valutare gli effetti delle politiche pubbliche. Metodi e applicazioni al caso italiano. Collana Materiali, Roma.
Programme
1. Introduction to the course and the reference discipline2. The Impact of Disasters between history, geography and economy.
3. Natural disasters from a physical point of view and Disasters in History
4. Introduction to counterfactual analysis
5. Emergency Management and Reconstruction Models, Empirical Evidence in the World
6. The earthquake in L'Aquila 2009. From disaster to reconstruction, from politics to politics
7. Public Reconstruction Plans and ex ante analysis
8. Methods of estimating effects
9. Counterfactual Analysis Laboratory the case of L'Aquila
10. Simulation of the exam presentation, FOCUS theme on request and course conclusions
11. Case studies 1: Group projects
12. Case studies 2: Group projects
13. Case studies 3: Group projects
Core Documentation
Mela, A., Mugnano, S., & Olori, D. (Eds.). (2017). Territori vulnerabili: verso una nuova sociologia dei disastri italiana. FrancoAngeli. [solo Introduzione]Cavallo, E., & Noy, I. (2011). Natural disasters and the economy—a survey. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 5(1), 63-102.
Castorina, R., & Pitzalis, S. (2019). Comprendere i disastri. Linee teoriche e applicazioni metodologiche della socio-antropologia nei terremoti de L’Aquila e dell’Emilia. Argomenti, (12), 7-36.
Formez (2006) Valutare gli effetti delle politiche pubbliche. Metodi e applicazioni al caso italiano. Collana Materiali, Roma.
Reference Bibliography
Miyazaki, T., Ohtani, R., Ohno, T., Takasugi, T., & Yamada, T. (2019). Estimating the mitigation effect of Tokai earthquake measures on housing damage: a counterfactual approach. Disasters, 43(1), 181-205. Nel, P., & Righarts, M. (2008). Natural disasters and the risk of violent civil conflict. International Studies Quarterly, 52(1), 159-185. Lindell, M. K., & Prater, C. S. (2003). Assessing community impacts of natural disasters. Natural hazards review, 4(4), 176-185. Thinking Resilience in a Post Disaster context; South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE); 2018 Chang, Y., Wilkinson, S., Potangaroa, R. Seville, E. (2010). Resourcing challenges for post-disaster housing reconstruction: a comparative analysis. Building Research and Information, 38(3), 247-264.Type of delivery of the course
Lessons via MTeams, with slides, video presentations and discussions.Type of evaluation
Working on a case study of a natural disaster at the students' choice; group of 2-3 people. Oral presentation in the classroom with slides.