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Disaster Management(Generic Elective)
Paper Code:
GENV 301
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
1. Introduce the students to various aspects of environmental hazards, their causes, classifications and impacts.
2. Focus on the management strategies and governmental action plan to mitigate and prepare for such hazards
10.00
Unit I:
Introduction to Disaster Management
• Definitions of Disaster, Prevention, preparedness, Mitigation, rehabilitation, risk, vulnerability, Hazard
• Concept of Disaster Management Cycle
• Types of Disaster (Natural and Anthropogenic)
• Causes and impacts of Disasters
14.00
Unit II:
Natural Disasters
Causes, Impacts and management of:
o Earthquakes, Tsunami
o Floods, Flash floods
o Cyclones
o Drought and famines
o Landslides
12.00
Unit III:
Anthropogenic Disasters
An overview of:
• Industrial Disasters – Nuclear and chemical disasters
• Environmental Disasters – Land degradation, Pollution, Biodiversity loss
• Transportation Accidents
• Fires
12.00
Unit IV:
Disaster Risk Reduction
• Identifying and assessing disaster risks
• Strategies for reducing disaster risks
• Role of technology and innovation in disaster risk reduction
• Community-based disaster risk reduction
• Disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change
12.00
Unit V:
Disaster Management in India
• Disaster profile of India
• Disaster Management Act 2005
• Institutional processes and Framework
• National Policy on Disaster Management
• National Guidelines on Disaster Management
• Disasters management and Sustainable development Goals
SUGGESTED READINGS:
Essential Readings:
• Barkey, W.E. (1983). Explosion Hazards & Evaluation. Amsterdam. Elsevier.
• Bose,B.C.(2006) Modern Encyclopaedia of Disaster and Hazard Management
Rajat Publications.
• Chakrabarty, U. K. (2007).Industrial Disaster Management and Emergency Response. New Delhi .Asian Books Pvt. Ltd.
• Collins, L. R. and Schneid, T. D. (2000). Disaster Management and Preparedness. Taylor and Francis,
References:
e- RESOURCES:
• Basics of Disaster management
Block 1 Understanding Disaster Management (egyankosh.ac.in)
• Disaster Preparedness: Indian Context https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/25906/1/Unit-4.pdf
• Disaster Management Cycle https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/25910/1/Unit-2.pdf
JOURNALS:
• Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management
• Disaster Advances
• Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal
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