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DisasterManagement Syllabus

This document outlines a course on disaster management and mitigation. The course aims to provide an overview of different types of disasters, their causes and impacts. It introduces concepts in disaster management including prevention, mitigation, preparedness, relief and recovery. The course covers natural disasters like floods, droughts and earthquakes, as well as man-made disasters. It discusses disaster risk reduction and management approaches. Students will learn to assess vulnerability and risks, and evaluate mitigation strategies and management plans to build resilience. Case studies of different disasters are also included to demonstrate applications of concepts learned.

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DisasterManagement Syllabus

This document outlines a course on disaster management and mitigation. The course aims to provide an overview of different types of disasters, their causes and impacts. It introduces concepts in disaster management including prevention, mitigation, preparedness, relief and recovery. The course covers natural disasters like floods, droughts and earthquakes, as well as man-made disasters. It discusses disaster risk reduction and management approaches. Students will learn to assess vulnerability and risks, and evaluate mitigation strategies and management plans to build resilience. Case studies of different disasters are also included to demonstrate applications of concepts learned.

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Disaster Management and Mitigation

OBJECTIVES:

 The course is framed to provide an overview of the occurrence, causes and consequences of
different disasters.
 To provide broad understanding about the basic concepts of Disaster Management with
preparedness as a Civil Engineer.
 To gain a preliminary understanding of approaches of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
 It introduces formulation of management plan and disaster mitigation strategies.

Module I

Introduction - Concepts and definitions: Disaster, hazard, vulnerability, resilience, risks,


frequency and details, capacity, impact, prevention, mitigation.

Module II

Disasters - Disasters classification; natural disasters (floods, draught, cyclones, volcanoes,


earthquakes, tsunami, landslides, coastal erosion, soil erosion, forest fires etc.); manmade
disasters (industrial pollution, artificial flooding in urban areas, nuclear radiation, transportation
accidents, terrorist strikes, etc.); hazard and vulnerability profile of India, mountain and coastal
areas, ecological fragility.
Disaster Impacts - Classification, Causes, Impacts including social, economic, political,
environmental, health, psychosocial, etc.- Differential impacts- in terms of caste, class, gender,
age, location, disability, etc. Dos and Don’ts during various types of Disasters.

Module III

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)- Disaster management cycle – its phases;


prevention, mitigation, preparedness, relief and recovery; structural and non-structural
measures; risk analysis, vulnerability and capacity assessment. Emerging approaches in Disaster
Management - Three stages: Pre-disaster stage (preparedness), Emergency stage and Post
Disaster stage – Rehabilitation. Roles and responsibilities of government, community,
local institutions, NGOs and other stakeholders; Policies and legislation for disaster risk
reduction, DRR programmes in India and the activities of National Disaster Management
Authority.
Module IV

Disasters, Environment and Development - Factors affecting vulnerability such as


impact of developmental projects and environmental modifications (including of dams, landuse
changes, urbanization etc.), sustainable and environmental friendly recovery;
reconstruction and development methods.

Disaster management: applications and case studies - Landslide Hazard Zonation: Case Studies,
Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of Buildings and Infrastructure: Case Studies, Drought
Assessment: Case Studies, Coastal Flooding: Storm Surge Assessment, Floods: Case Studies;
Forest Fire: Case Studies, Man Made disasters: Case Studies, Space Based Inputs for Disaster
Mitigation and Management and field works related to disaster management.

OUTCOMES: The students will be able to

 Differentiate the types of disasters, causes and their impact on environment and society,
 Assess vulnerability and various methods of risk reduction measures as well as mitigation,
 Draw the hazard and vulnerability profile of India, scenarios in the Indian context,
 Disaster damage assessment and management.

Text/Reference Books

 Tushar Bhattacharya, “Disaster Science and Management”, McGraw Hill India


Education Pvt. Ltd., 2012.
 Pradeep Sahni, “Disaster Mitigation: Experiences and Reflections”, Prentice Hall,
2004.
 Singhal J.P. “Disaster Management”, Laxmi Publications, 2010.
 Donald Hyndman & David Hyndman, “Natural Hazards & Disasters” , Cengage
Learning, 2010.
 Singh B.K., Handbook of Disaster Management: Techniques & Guidelines, Rajat
Publication, 2008.
 Govt. of India: Disaster Management Act , Government of India, New Delhi, 2005.
 Government of India, National Disaster Management Policy,2009.

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