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CE:422 Sustainable Development &

Risk Management
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8th semester CED (A,B,D), UET Peshawar
03 credit hrs

By
Engr. Irfan Ahmed Khan
 Course Objectives
• Sustainable development: The objective is to
encourage the students in exploring the challenges
that society is facing and to understand the role of
Civil Engineers in the society. To understand the
interactions between the Civil Engineering profession,
physical infrastructure, and social institutions.
 
• Disaster Risk Management: The purpose of this
course is to provide an introduction to the roles of
Engineers and Planners in Disasters response and
preparedness.  Engineers and Planners are concerned
with the long-term aspects of disaster: the processes
of pre-disaster mitigation and post disaster recovery.
The course will only minimally touch on disaster
response and emergency preparedness.

• To introduce students with the tools and approaches

to deal with complexity and uncertainty
 Course Outline
Week Weekly Lectures CLOs PLOs Remarks

1 Introduction to sustainability the Humanity and 1 7 To be taught from chapter 1 of the book
environment and its state; IPAT Equation; "Sustainability a comprehensive foundation"
Sustainability Challenges

2 Development of Public policy; Role of civil 1 7 Chapter 2 of "Sustainability a comprehensive

engineers in the society; Sustainability and Public foundation"
Policy; Environmental Risk Management Chapter 1 of "Sustainable Development in
Practice"
Assignment No. 1, Assignment No.2
3 Definitions; Sustainable Development; Complex 1 7 Quiz No.1
engineering Problems. Introduction to the tools and Chapter 1 “ The Age of Sustainable
approaches for solving complex problems Development”

Definitions; Sustainable Development; Complex 1 7 Chapter 1 “ The Age of Sustainable

engineering Problems. Introduction to the tools and Development
approaches for solving complex problems Quiz No.2

4 Introduction to Triple bottom line; Life Cycle 1 7

Assessment; Multi Criteria Decision Making and
Analysis Concepts

5 Introduction to Systems Thinking and System 1 5,7

Dynamics as approach to deal with complexity and
uncertainty

6 Qualitative mapping and modeling of complex 2 5,7

problems on VENSIM (Systems Thinking Software)

7 Quantitative mapping and modeling of complex 2 5,7

problems on STELLA (System Dynamics Software)
 Course Outline
Week Weekly Lectures CLOs PLOs Remarks

9 Overview of Disasters; Basic Disasters Concepts and Social 1 7

Contexts of Disasters
10 Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk (Probability and Statistics) 1 7
Concepts
11 A broad understanding of Disaster Risk Management, 1 7
including prevention / preparedness before Disasters and
recovery / reconstruction after Disasters.
12 Disaster Mitigation-Recovery policy and Disaster risk 2 7
management of national level with practical system and laws
13 Creation of Pakistan emergency management system 2 7

14 Introduction to risk management tools 1 7

15 Flood Risk Management 1 7

16 Earthquake Risk Management 1 7

Final Term Exam 1,2,3 5,7

Books
 Week 3 : Lecture No. 3

DEFINITIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; COMPLEX

ENGINEERING PROBLEMS. INTRODUCTION TO THE TOOLS
AND APPROACHES FOR SOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMS
 Sustainable Development
• ..\Books\The Age of Sustainable Development.
pdf
• Chapter 1 (p 1-42)
 References
• Azapagic, A., Perdan, S., & Clift, R. (2004).
Sustainable Development in Practice. John
Wiley & Sons Ltd.
• Sachs, J. (2014). THE AGE OF SUSTAINABLE.
Coulombia University Press.
• Theis, T., & Tomkin, J. (n.d.). Sustainability : A
Comprehensive Foundation.