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Course Title: Floodplain Management Module 4: Risks to Human Settlements Session 17: Assessing Risk and Vulnerability to a Flood Hazard - an Exercise Authors: Larry A. Larson, PE, CFM Rod E. Emmer, Ph.D. Time: 75 minutes Objectives (PP1 and PP2; Title and Objective): At the end of the session, students should be able to: 17.1 Discuss weather related disasters in the United States. 17.2 Present a risk exercise including the flood hazard assessment of a case study floodplain. 17.3 Evaluate other team’s presentations. Scope This session begins with a brief discussion of the impact of risks and weather related disasters in the United States. However, the major goal of Session 17 is to allow students the opportunity to present Task 1 of their risk exercise including a flood hazard assessment for their case study floodplain communities. The instructor will lead a discussion on preparing assessments. Both students and the instructor will critique and discuss the presentations made by the teams. An evaluation template is provided. With the exception of evaluating their own student teams, students and the instructor will evaluate all teams. Readings: Student and Instructor Readings Reviewing disaster related web sites can enhance a discussion of recent disasters. /news/disasters.fema /hazards/ No new readings are required for the presents of the module exercise. The exercise in Session 17 is the application of what has been discussed in Sessions 15 and 16. Requirements: The instructor should be prepared to discuss examples of recent local disasters. The instructor should be prepared to review materials presented in Sessions 15 and 16 on identifying and characterizing a flood hazard, assessing risk and vulnerability, and preparing an assessment for decision makers and the general public. These are reflected as Task 1 on the risk module template. To facilitate identification of each team, the instructor should assign a number or letter. All materials an