Environmental Hazard and Human Behavior

Fall

90minutes per week x7 weeks

Ryuzo Ohno

Department of Built Environment

The primary purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of human perception and response to the environmental disasters. The applicability of current Environment-Behavior theories to environmental policy, planning, and design is also discussed.

1. Introduction to Environmental-Behavior Study.
2. Environmental Hazards: Natural and Technical.
3. Before the Calamity.
4. During the Calamity.
5. After the Calamity.
6. Environmental Design Considering Human Behavior.
7. Discussions.