Sonali Deraniyagala

- A lot of concrete information about the science behind natural hazards and some economic/social theories which help explain how they become natural disasters.

How natural disasters are formed and how they affect economic development of a country.

A lot about natural disasters and the effects of climate change on them.

Leanred about the intricacies of disaster impact on a country

Easy but super interesting course, relatively light workload, presentation topics are interesting and the professors give you links to important sources to get you started and orient you presentation towards the key items they want to see, so so much time is gained :)) both professors are available to help you if you need and always happy to answer questions

Critical understanding of disasters and how development is such a crucial determinant.

I learned how to give a long presentation based on a lecture format.

Was interesting to learn about meteorological patterns

the intersection between disasters and economic development

I learned a ton about economics, applied development theory and economics. In order to take this class, you need to have taken Professor Mutter's primer, but it was very helpful to have a few weeks of just refreshing all that science. He's an amazing professor, they both are. When people ask me to explain climate change to them, I send them a link to Professor Mutter's book.