Disaster Resilience and Management
DBEnv PhD MPhil MSc by research
School - School of the Built Environment
Subject area - Disaster Management
Start Date(s): September, January, May
Duration:
MSc by Research
One year full-time
Two years part-time
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
One year full-time
Two years part-time
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Three years full-time
Three years online/distance learning full-time
Five years split-site
Five years part-time
Professional Doctorate in the Built Environment (DBEnv)
Five years part-time
In Brief:
- Part-time study option
- Distance Learning
- International students can apply
Subject Overview
Disaster management and resilience research has been conducted at Salford for over 20 years and related research is funded by research councils, national and international government bodies, and industry. Disaster management and resilience research is based at the University’s Centre for Disaster Resilience (CDR) www.disaster-resilience.salford.ac.uk which promotes research and scholarly activity that examines the role of the built environment industry to anticipate and respond to disasters that damage or destroy communities and their built, natural and human environment. This centre is world leading, and the only centre in the UK that promotes the multidisciplinary nature of the field and that undertakes cooperative research with a large number of international partners. Our research has: contributed to the development of resources to enhance professional practice in the humanitarian sector across the world; shaped and influenced policy made by governments and other official bodies; and have been used to develop resources to enhance professional practice in the humanitarian sector.
Researchers are working with communities to increase their resilience to the threat posed by natural and human hazards. Its researchers undertake real world, rigorous research; advises government and other decision makers; provides education and training opportunities; delivers relevant research outputs and positive outcomes; and draws upon and shares expertise internationally. CDR’s capacity development, education and awareness raising activities are underpinned by this world-class, inter-disciplinary research.
Researchers and practitioners worldwide are supported in achieving higher qualifications and CDR offers doctoral study on a full or part-time basis for professionals wishing to achieve academic recognition of their specialism and further the development of theory and practice in their field. A full range of styles of research can be undertaken, from fundamental theory building to highly applied. Examples of areas that you can undertake research include:
- capacity building for disaster mitigation and reconstruction;
- project management for post disaster reconstruction;
- disaster risk reduction ;
- risk management and sustainability;
- post-conflict reconstruction;
- stakeholder management and corporate social responsibility;
- community engagement and participation in reconstruction;
- social impact of reconstruction;
- protection and empowerment of women and other vulnerable groups;
- role of women in mitigating and managing disasters;
- livelihood development;
- micro finance and community co-operatives;
- knowledge management and integration;
- impact of culture towards disaster risk reduction;
- post disaster waste management;
- disaster management and theory building;
- extreme weather events and coping strategies;
- business continuity analysis and planning; and
- resilience and adaptive capacities of SMEs.
More on these PhD research topics can be found via the Research Centre’s homepage: www.disaster-resilience.salford.ac.uk CDR is one of the key partners of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and our research has informed and shaped UNISDR’s campaign to encourage people to prepare for potential disasters.
Use of field specific partnerships with world-leading institutions to develop and extend our research quality, recognising that these should be based on mutual benefit is one of our key agendas. Accordingly, our researchers target partnerships with key international institutions to address underutilised opportunities, ensuring coordination with a wider internationalisation strategy; use European partnerships more effectively to increase presence and influence in EU programmes; use strategic business partnerships to drive high quality high impact research; and work with key international research focused institutions where regional interests or issues of proximity drive the agenda. This collaborative research also raises the recognition and reputation of our centre as a key international player in the field. By working closely with these international partners, our researchers have obtained funding for international research from a wide variety of sources, including the European Union, UK and other national research councils, and enterprises.
One of our international research collaborations was shortlisted for the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards 2011 - International Collaboration of the Year 2011.