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Course in Multi-Hazard Risk Planning in Cities

Online 300-hour course in multi-hazard risk planning in cities. 6 modules covering the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, Law 17/2015 on the National Civil Protection System and QGIS. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.

Duration300 h
ModeOnline
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute certificate
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the multi-hazard approach and the interactions between hazards.

02

Map natural and technological hazards using official sources.

03

Assess the vulnerability and interdependencies of critical infrastructure.

04

Apply integrated and probabilistic risk assessment methodologies.

05

Integrate risk reduction into urban planning.

06

Design risk transfer and financing strategies.

07

Develop a multi-hazard plan for a city.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Urban risk analyst looking to specialise in Multi-Hazard Risk Planning in Cities.
  • Civil protection technician looking to specialise in Multi-Hazard Risk Planning in Cities.
  • Urban planner looking to specialise in Multi-Hazard Risk Planning in Cities.
  • Resilience consultant looking to specialise in Multi-Hazard Risk Planning in Cities.
  • Critical infrastructure technician looking to specialise in Multi-Hazard Risk Planning in Cities.
  • Natural risks researcher looking to specialise in Multi-Hazard Risk Planning in Cities.
  • Graduates in engineering or sciences seeking to enter local and regional government.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
  • Law 17/2015 on the National Civil Protection System
  • Royal Decree 524/2023, Basic Civil Protection Standard
  • Royal Decree 903/2010, flood risk assessment and management
  • Royal Decree 997/2002, Seismic Construction Standard NCSE-02
  • Royal Decree 840/2015, control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances
  • Directive (EU) 2022/2557, resilience of critical entities
  • ISO 31000, risk management
Syllabus

6 modules · 300 h

  1. 1.1Concept of multi-hazard
  2. 1.2Natural, technological and biological hazards
  3. 1.3Cascades and interactions between hazards
  4. 1.4Compound and concurrent risks
  5. 1.5Urban exposure to hazards
  6. 1.6Physical, social and systemic vulnerability
  7. 1.7Sendai Framework and systemic approach
  8. 1.8Lessons from Fukushima and the 2024 DANA
  9. 1.9Climate change as a multiplier
  10. 1.10Case study: impact chain of a compound event
  1. 2.1Seismic hazard and microzoning
  2. 2.2Flood hazard
  3. 2.3Slope movements
  4. 2.4Urban-forest interface fires
  5. 2.5Heatwaves
  6. 2.6Chemical and industrial risk
  7. 2.7Official sources: IGN, SNCZI, IGME
  8. 2.8Interaction matrices
  9. 2.9Spatial integration of hazards
  10. 2.10Laboratory: overlaying hazard maps in QGIS
  1. 3.1Urban exposure inventory
  2. 3.2Fragility curves
  3. 3.3Social vulnerability and SoVI
  4. 3.4Critical infrastructure and interdependencies
  5. 3.5Water, energy and transport networks
  6. 3.6Essential services and hospitals
  7. 3.7Interdependency models
  8. 3.8Expected economic losses
  9. 3.9Resilience indicators
  10. 3.10Practice: analysis of urban network interdependencies
  1. 4.1EU multi-hazard methodologies
  2. 4.2Probabilistic risk and losses
  3. 4.3Scenario analysis
  4. 4.4Modelling tools: CAPRA and HAZUS
  5. 4.5Uncertainty and sensitivity
  6. 4.6Risk prioritisation
  7. 4.7Municipal risk matrix
  8. 4.8National risk assessment
  9. 4.9Communicating analysis results
  10. 4.10Workshop: integrated assessment of a municipality
  1. 5.1Integrating risk into planning
  2. 5.2Land use and flood-prone areas
  3. 5.3Structural and non-structural measures
  4. 5.4Nature-based solutions
  5. 5.5Multi-hazard action plans
  6. 5.6Insurance and risk transfer
  7. 5.7Financing risk reduction
  8. 5.8Participation and governance
  9. 5.9Monitoring and indicators
  10. 5.10Case study: resilience strategy for a Mediterranean city
  1. 6.1Selecting the city
  2. 6.2Identifying hazards
  3. 6.3Interaction analysis
  4. 6.4Vulnerability and exposure
  5. 6.5Risk assessment
  6. 6.6Risk reduction measures
  7. 6.7Integration into planning
  8. 6.8Risk reduction indicators
  9. 6.9Report and presentation
  10. 6.10Final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is QGIS, HAZUS, CAPRA, HEC-RAS, Python with pandas, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Tests are studied using real procedures for integrated hazard mapping, infrastructure interdependency analysis and municipal multi-hazard risk assessment. Assessment is continuous per module, plus the final integrating project.

Accreditable laboratories(EN ISO/IEC 17025) with a rotor rig, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL and vibration/acoustics.
Evidence-driven Master's Thesis:safety case, test plan, compliance dossier and operational limits.
Industry-mentored:lecturers with experience in training, , eVTOL/UAM and flight test.
Flexible format(hybrid/online), international cohorts and support from SEIUM Career Services.
Ethics and safety:safety-by-design approach, cyber-OT, DIH and compliance as pillars.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Selection of the city

Understand the multi-hazard approach and the interactions between hazards.

Identification of hazards

Map natural and technological hazards using official sources.

Interaction analysis

Assess the vulnerability and interdependencies of critical infrastructure.

Vulnerability and exposure

Apply integrated and probabilistic risk assessment methodologies.

Risk assessment

Integrate risk reduction into urban planning.

Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Urban risk analystCivil protection technicianUrban plannerResilience consultantCritical infrastructure technicianNatural risks researcher
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • No prior qualification required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
  • Sufficient level of Spanish to follow technical regulatory reading.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme consists of 300 hours in total, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours per week on average, compatible with a full-time job.

The course uses QGIS, HAZUS, CAPRA, HEC-RAS, Python with pandas. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.

A SEIUM own diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official Ministry title.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area can be credited towards the advanced programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.

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