Lund 2014-05-05
LUCRAM
Lund University Centre for Risk Analysis and Management
Kurt Petersen
Professor
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Lund University
Lund University
2014 | EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SINCE 1666
Lund university
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Founded in 1666
47 700 students (individuals)
7 500 employees
- 840 professors
- 4 350 lecturers/researchers
and doctoral students
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Turnover EUR 850 million
(USD 1 180 million)
- 1/3 education, 2/3 research
A comprehensive university – 8 faculties
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Medicine
Engineering
Science
Social Sciences
Humanities and Theology
Economics and Management
Law
Fine and Performing Arts
(Music, Theatre, Fine Art)
LUCRAM
Lund University Centre for Risk Analysis and Management
 Network at Lund University
 Coordination of research on risk
management
 Contact point for external activities
LUCRAM
 Board with external representatives
 Board with representatives from all
faculties of Lund University
Education in Risk Management
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Master programs:
• Risk Management and Safety Engineering (2001-)
• Human Factors and Systems Safety (2006 -)
• Copenhagen University – Master of Disaster Management (2008-12)
• Capacity Development and Climate Change Adaptation (2015 -)
Fire Safety Engineering (since 1986)
External courses
Ph.D. courses (examples):
– Complex Adaptive Systems and Crisis Management
– Accident management and crisis response
Examples of research programs
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Framework Program for Risk and Vulnerability Analysis
(FRIVA)
• 2004-2011
• Financed by Swedish Emergency Management Agency
(MSB), app. 9.0 M USD
Program for Risk and Vulnerability Analysis Development
(PRIVAD)
• (2011-2015)
• Financed by MSB, app. 4.5 M USD
Risk and vulnerability analysis - aggregation
Capacity assessment and multi-organizational response
Critical infrastructures and dependencies
IT and crisis management
Competencies within LUCRAM
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Risk and vulnerability analysis
Fire safety engineering (Fire development modeling, fire risk
analysis, human behavior in fire, fire fighting tactics etc)
Emergency response management (C2 and Collaboration)
Decision making (risk analysis and response management)
Human factors
Evaluation methods
Critical dependencies
Philosophy and ethics in risk management
Crisis communication (media relations and crisis information
distribution)
Geographic Information Systems
Supply chain management
Contact information
Professor Kurt Petersen
kurt.petersen@risk.lth.se
www.lucram.lu.se