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Disastrous Measures: Conceptualizing And Measuring Disaster Risk Reduction, Thomas Jamieson
Disastrous Measures: Conceptualizing And Measuring Disaster Risk Reduction, Thomas Jamieson
Emergency Services Faculty Publications
Despite the large amount of research into disaster risk reduction [DRR], there remain significant difficulties in attempting to measure the impact of these policies. In particular, an urgent priority is the need to produce a theoretical framework for researchers and practitioners to enable the comparative assessment of the success of DRR policies. The measurement of these policies is unsatisfactory, creating a situation where it is almost impossible to assess how well the resources committed to these policies translate to improving DRR in at-risk communities. This article proposes an innovative approach to the measurement of DRR through a minimal procedural operationalization …
Oie Peer-Indexed Benchmarks Demonstration Spring 2016, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness
Oie Peer-Indexed Benchmarks Demonstration Spring 2016, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness
Student Learning
Internal program reviews are conducted by the Academic Planning Council (APC) and are an integral part of UNO’s assessment and planning processes for the unit, college, and University. The review process is designed to monitor the quality and assist in the ongoing development of UNO's academic programs and units.
Every academic program offered at UNO will be reviewed at least once within a seven-year cycle. The reviews are conducted routinely and are coordinated with the review reports prepared for the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE).
For programs with external accreditation the UNO review process may be coordinated to minimize …