Disaster Management

Paper Code: 
ENV 601
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
10.00
Unit I: 
Introduction
  • Definitions of Disaster, Prevention, preparedness, Mitigation, rehabilitation, risk, vulnerability, Hazard
  • Distinction between Disaster and hazard
  • Disaster Management Cycle
  • Abbreviations related to Disaster Management:
  • Impact of Disasters
  • Types of Disaster (Natural and Anthropogenic)
7.00
Unit II: 
Types of disaster

 

  • Natural: Wind related, water related, earth related
  • Anthropogenic : Chemicals, war, explosion accidents nuclear etc
8.00
Unit III: 
Natural Disasters

    Causes, Impacts and management of:

  • Earthquakes
  • Floods
  • Cyclones
  • Drought and famines
  • Landslides
10.00
Unit IV: 
Anthropogenic Disasters
  • Desertification
  • Land degradation
  • Deforestation
10.00
Unit V: 
Case Studies

 

  • Tsunami in Southern Asia
  • Bhopal Gas tragedy
  • Chernobyl Nuclear accident
  • Gujarat earthquake
  • Fukushima radiation accident
Essential Readings: 
  1. Goel,S.L. Disaster Administration and Management. Deep And Deep  Publications Pvt. Ltd.
  2. G.K. Ghosh . Disaster Management  A.P.H. Publishing Corporation
  3. R.B. Singh. Disaster Management. Rawat Publications
  4. Ayaz Ahmad. Disaster Management: Through the New Millennium Anmol Publications
  5. B Narayan .Disaster Management  .A.P.H. Publishing Corporation
  6. B C Bose .Modern Encyclopaedia of Disaster and Hazard Management
  7. Rajat Publications
  8. Nikuj Kumar .Disaster Management .Alfa Publications
  9. Arvind Kumar. Disaster Management - Recent Approaches .Anmol Publications
  10. Industrial Hazards and Safety, King. R.W. and Magic J, Handbook, Butterworth (1982)
  11. Introduction of Safety Science, Khulman A, TUV Rheinland, (1986)
  12. Explosion Hazards & Evaluation, Barkey, W.E. Elsevier, Amsterdam (1983)
  13. Management of Disasters and How to prevent them, Wharband O.P. and Stallworthy, E.A. (1986)
  14. Disaster Management - Shailendera, K Singh, Subash. C Kundu and Shobu Singh, Mittal Publications, New Delhi (1998)
  15. Disaster Management - Induprakash, Rasthra Prahari Prakashan, Gaziabad (1994)
  16. Disaster Prepardness in India - Narendrakumar Jain, Adhytma Sadhan Kendra Mehrauli, New Delhi.
     
Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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