Topic 2: What is community?
Overview
In Topic 2 you will consider various understandings of ‘community’ and begin to think about aspects that impact upon a community's resilience and recovery during and after emergency events.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this topic you will:
- be able to define what is meant by a ‘community’ within the emergency management context
- be able to discuss the significance of a community in terms of the factors that affect the recovery of a community