The emergence of urban resilience as an educational topic has experienced an unprecedented level of growth due in large part to a series of natural disasters including the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , 2005 Hurricane Katrina , the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami , and Hurricane Sandy in 2012 . Two of the more well-recognized programs are Harvard Graduate School of Design 's Master 's program in Risk and Resilience , and Tulane University 's Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy . There are also several workshops available related to the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Urban resilience