The world is becoming an increasingly hazardous place, in spite of mind-boggling developments in science and technology. The impacts of natural hazards on society appear to be continuing to increase exponentially, threatening developments and lives in many countries. New Zealand is intrinsically one of the most dynamic and dangerous countries on Earth, with floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunami all threatening a rapidly growing first-world economy. This is an ideal location to develop ways of managing the risks from natural hazards, and the postgraduate programmes in Disaster Risk and Resilience are designed to lead in exactly this direction.

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