AR3011 Disaster Management Syllabus:
AR3011 Disaster Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
To provide knowledge about disasters, their significance and types.
To inform about the relationship between vulnerability, disasters, disaster prevention and risk reduction.
To give a preliminary understanding of approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
To enhance awareness of institutional processes in the country.
To give information about how to respond to surroundings with potential disaster response in familiar areas.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS
Disaster, hazard, vulnerability, resilience, risks. Types of disasters – earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, fire etc. Classification and causes. Impact including social, economic, political, environmental, health, psychosocial, etc. Differential impacts in terms of caste, class, gender, age, location, disability. Global trends in disasters: urban disasters, pandemics, complex emergencies, climate change. Dos and don’ts during various types of disasters.
UNIT II APPROACHES TO DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR)
Disaster cycle.. Culture of safety, prevention, mitigation and preparedness. Structural and non structural measures. Roles and responsibilities of community, Panchayat Raj Institutions/ Urban Local Bodies (PRIs/ULBs), States, Centre, and other stake-holders. Institutional processes and framework at State and Central Level. State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Early warning . Advisories from appropriate agencies.
UNIT III INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT
Factors affecting vulnerabilities. Differential impacts. Impact of development projects such as dams, embankments, changes in land-use etc. Climate change adaptation. IPCC scenario and scenarios in the context of India. Relevance of indigenous knowledge, appropriate technology and local resources.
UNIT IV DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
Hazard and vulnerability profile of India. Components of disaster relief: Water, food, sanitation, shelter, health, and waste management, Institutional arrangements (mitigation, response and preparedness. Disaster Management Act and Policy. Other related policies, plans, programmes and legislation. Role of GIS and Information technology components in preparedness, risk assessment, response and recovery. Phases of Disaster. Disaster Damage Assessment.
UNIT V DISASTER MANAGEMENT: APPLICATIONS, CASE STUDIES AND FIELD WORK
Landslide hazard zones – case Studies. Earthquake vulnerability assessment of buildings and infrastructure- case studies. Drought assessment- case studies. Coastal flooding, storm surge assessment, floods (fluvial and pluvial flooding) – case Studies. Forest fire – case studies. Manmade disasters – case studies. Space based inputs for disaster mitigation and management. Field work related to disaster management.
OUTCOME
Ability to differentiate the types of disasters, causes and their impact on environment and society.
Knowledge about assessing vulnerability and various methods of risk reduction measures as well as mitigation.
Familiarity with real situations and responses during disasters.
REQUIRED READING
Singhal J.P. ‘Disaster Management’, Laxmi Publications, 2010.
Tushar Bhattacharya, ‘Disaster Science and Management’, McGraw Hill India Education Pvt. Ltd., 2012.
Gupta Anil K, Sreeja S. Nair. ‘Environmental Knowledge for Disaster Risk Management, NIDM, New Delhi, 2011.
KapurAnu, ‘Vulnerable India: A Geographical Study of Disasters’, IIAS and Sage Publishers, New Delhi, 2010.
REFERENCES
1. Govt. of India: Disaster Management Act , Government of India, New Delhi, 2005.
2. Government of India, National Disaster Management Policy,2009.