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:

Classification 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,Tsunami
Floods
Cyclones
Drought and famine
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:

Goel,S.L. Disaster Administration and Management. Deep And Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd.
G.K. Ghosh . Disaster Management A.P.H. Publishing Corporation
R.B. Singh. Disaster Management. Rawat Publications
Ayaz Ahmad. Disaster Management: Through the New Millennium Anmol Publications
B Narayan .Disaster Management .A.P.H. Publishing Corporation
B C Bose .Modern Encyclopaedia of Disaster and Hazard Management
Rajat Publications
Nikuj Kumar .Disaster Management .Alfa Publications
Arvind Kumar. Disaster Management - Recent Approaches .Anmol Publications

Industrial Hazards and Safety, King. R.W. and Magic J, Handbook, Butterworth (1982)
Introduction of Safety Science, Khulman A, TUV Rheinland, (1986)
Explosion Hazards & Evaluation, Barkey, W.E. Elsevier, Amsterdam (1983)
Management of Disasters and How to prevent them, Wharband O.P. and Stallworthy, E.A. (1986)
Disaster Management - Shailendera, K Singh, Subash. C Kundu and Shobu Singh, Mittal Publications, New Delhi (1998)
Disaster Management - Induprakash, Rasthra Prahari Prakashan, Gaziabad (1994)
Disaster Prepardness in India - Narendrakumar Jain, Adhytma Sadhan Kendra Mehrauli, New Delhi.