Course Content
Course Overview
This course introduces professionals to the principles and practical applications of climate hazard mapping for strategic decision-making in business and infrastructure planning. Climate hazard mapping helps organizations visualize where climate-related hazards—such as floods, extreme heat, drought, or storms—may affect assets, operations, and supply chains. By combining climate data, geographic information, and risk analysis, these tools allow decision-makers to identify vulnerabilities and prioritize resilience investments.
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Course Overview
02:08
Climate Hazards
This session introduces participants to the science and context of climate change and climate hazards relevant to business continuity and infrastructure resilience. It covers how global and regional climate trends influence hazard frequency and severity, and how these physical processes translate into risks for built environments and economic systems.
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Climate Hazards
17:11
Session 1 Quiz
Scenario Exercise 1: The Same Hazard, Different Outcomes
Scenario Exercise 2: Arizona Heatwave (Operations Director)
Hotspot & Vulnerability Mapping
Session 2 focuses on spatial analysis and mapping techniques used to identify geographic areas where climate hazards overlap with vulnerable assets and communities. Leveraging hotspot identification and vulnerability assessment frameworks, learners will explore how to quantify and visualize risk across scales, integrating environmental, socio-economic, and infrastructure data layers.
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Hotspot & Vulnerability Mapping
19:43
Session 2 Quiz
Scenario Exercise 1: The Two-City Problem
Scenario Exercise 2: The Cascade Map — Critical Infrastructure Under Flood Stress
Tools, Rapid Mapping & Case Study
The final session connects analytical knowledge with applied tools and rapid mapping workflows for climate risk assessment. Participants will gain familiarity with GIS platforms, remote sensing datasets, and cloud-based tools used for rapid hazard mapping and visualization. A structured case study enables professionals to apply their learning to a real or hypothetical business/infrastructure context.
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Tools, Rapid Mapping & Case Study
18:00
Session 3 Quiz
Scenario Exercise 1: Choosing the Right Tool Under Time Pressure
Scenario Exercise 2: Black Summer Wildfire Risk
Climate Hazard Mapping for Business and Infrastructure

A regional government has $10 million to spend on heat adaptation across two cities in the same metropolitan region. Both cities experience the same heatwave and similar temperatures, but outcomes differ significantly.

City A has higher tree canopy, newer buildings, widespread air conditioning, and higher income levels.
City B has low tree canopy, older buildings, less access to air conditioning, lower income, and a higher elderly population.

Recent data shows:

  • City A: 14 heat-related hospital admissions per 100,000

  • City B: 58 heat-related hospital admissions per 100,000

Your Task

  1. Explain why City B experiences worse outcomes using the Hazard–Exposure–Vulnerability framework. Identify at least three drivers.

  2. Write a 3–4 sentence rebuttal to a proposal for equal funding across both cities.

  3. Allocate the $10M budget and identify three priority interventions for City B.

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