Are you interested in understanding the demographic implications of the climate crisis? Do topics like migration, fertility, mortality, mental health, and physical health interest you? Do you want to learn how to understand recent extreme events, like the summer heat dome or the severe floods?
If the answer to any of those questions is “yes,” register now for SOCI 495A/599C: Demography of Disasters with Professor Ethan Raker! Read the course description and syllabus below for more information about the course.
Day: Mondays
Time: 2-5PM
Location: ANSO 203
Course description
Climate change is exacerbating the severity and patterning of extreme weather hazards that cause disasters. At the same time, population settlement patterns and infrastructural investments are rendering more groups vulnerable to exposure, with consequences for population mortality, morbidity, migration, and fertility.
In this seminar, we examine the interrelationship between climate change, disasters, and population processes, using both sociological and demographic perspectives.
Course content focuses on both the population causes of climate change and related disasters, and on the population consequences of disasters.
The readings encompass both theoretical and empirical work. Particular attention will be paid to social inequalities along axes of race/ethnicity/indigeneity, socioeconomic status, and gender, and to methodological innovations, such as the use of remotely sensed data, spatial data, social media data, and administrative data.
Syllabus: Demography of Disaster_Syllabus_2024W
