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    This document outlines the course objectives and units for a course on disaster risk reduction and management. The course aims to impart knowledge on concepts related to disasters, disaster risk reduction, and disaster management. It also aims to develop skills for disaster response planning and organization. The five units cover topics like hazards and vulnerability, disaster risk reduction frameworks and approaches, disaster management components and processes, tools and technology for disaster management, and case studies of different disaster types. The course outcomes include enhancing understanding of concepts like vulnerability and risk assessment, developing disaster response skills, and raising awareness of institutional processes for disaster response.

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    This document outlines the course objectives and units for a course on disaster risk reduction and management. The course aims to impart knowledge on concepts related to disasters, disaster risk reduction, and disaster management. It also aims to develop skills for disaster response planning and organization. The five units cover topics like hazards and vulnerability, disaster risk reduction frameworks and approaches, disaster management components and processes, tools and technology for disaster management, and case studies of different disaster types. The course outcomes include enhancing understanding of concepts like vulnerability and risk assessment, developing disaster response skills, and raising awareness of institutional processes for disaster response.

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    DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT LTPC300 0

    COURSE OBJECTIVE
    • To impart knowledge on concepts related to disaster, disaster risk reduction, disaster
    management
    • To acquaint with the skills for planning and organizing disaster response
    UNIT I HAZRADS, VULNERABILITY AND DISASTER RISKS 9

    Definition: Disaster, Hazard, Vulnerability, Resilience, Risks – Types of Disasters: Natural,


    Human induced, Climate change induced –Earthquake, Landslide, Flood, Drought, Fire etc –
    Technological disasters- Structural collapse, Industrial accidents, oil spills -Causes, Impacts
    including social, Economic, political, environmental, health, psychosocial, etc.- Disaster
    vulnerability profile of India and Tamil Nadu - Global trends in disasters: urban disasters,
    pandemics, Complex emergencies, - -, Inter relations between Disasters and Sustainable
    development Goals
    UNIT II DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) 9

    Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster cycle - Phases, Culture of safety,
    prevention, mitigation and preparedness community Based DRR, Structural- nonstructural
    measures, Roles and responsibilities of- community, Panchayati Raj Institutions / Urban
    Local Bodies (PRIs/ULBs), States, Centre, and other stakeholders- Early Warning System –
    Advisories from Appropriate Agencies.- Relevance of indigenous Knowledge, appropriate
    technology and Local resources.

    UNIT III DISASTER MANAGEMENT 9


    Components of Disaster Management – Preparedness of rescue and relief, mitigation,
    rehabilitation and reconstruction- Disaster Risk Management and post disaster management
    – Compensation and Insurance- Disaster Management Act (2005) and Policy - Other related
    policies, plans, programmers and legislation - Institutional Processes and Framework at
    State and Central Level- (NDMA –SDMA-DDMA-NRDF- Civic Volunteers)

    UNIT IV TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT 9


    Early warning systems -Components of Disaster Relief: Water, Food, Sanitation, Shelter,
    Health, Waste Management, Institutional arrangements (Mitigation, Response and
    Preparedness, – Role of GIS and Information Technology Components in Preparedness,
    Risk Assessment, Response and Recovery Phases of Disaster – Disaster Damage
    Assessment. - Elements of Climate Resilient Development –Standard operation Procedure
    for disaster response – Financial planning for disaster Management

    UNIT V DISASTER MANAGEMENT: CASE STUDIES 9


    Discussion on selected case studies to analyse the potential impacts and actions in the
    contest of disasters-Landslide Hazard Zonation: 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, Man Made disasters: Case Studies, Space Based Inputs for
    Disaster Mitigation and Management and field works related to disaster management.- Field
    work-Mock drill -
    TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
    TEXT BOOKS:
    1 Taimpo (2016), Disaster Management and Preparedness, CRC Publications
    2 Singh R (2017), Disaster Management Guidelines for earthquakes, Landslides,
    Avalanches and tsunami, Horizon Press Publications
    3 Singhal J.P. “Disaster Management”, Laxmi Publications, 2010. ISBN-10:
    9380386427 ISBN- 13: 978-9380386423
    4 Tushar Bhattacharya, “Disaster Science and Management”, McGraw Hill India
    Education Pvt. Ltd., 2012. ISBN-10: 1259007367, ISBN-13: 978-1259007361]

    REFERENCES
    1. Govt. of India: Disaster Management Act, Government of India, New Delhi, 2005.
    2. Government of India, National Disaster Management Policy, 2009.
    3. Shaw R (2016), Community based Disaster risk reduction, Oxford University Press

    COURSE OUTCOME:
    CO1: To impart knowledge on the concepts of Disaster, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk
    reduction (DRR)
    CO2: To enhance understanding on Hazards, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Assessment
    prevention and risk reduction
    CO3: To develop disaster response skills by adopting relevant tools and technology
    CO4: Enhance awareness of institutional processes for Disaster response in the country and
    CO5: Develop rudimentary ability to respond to Their surroundings with potential Disaster
    response in areas where they live, with due sensitivity

    CO’s-PO’s & PSO’s MAPPING


    PO’s PSO’s
    CO’s
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3
    1 3 3 2 3 - - 2 2 - - 2 - 2 - 1
    2 3 3 3 3 - - 2 1 - - 2 - 2 - 1
    3 3 3 3 3 - - 2 2 - - - - 2 - 1
    4 3 3 2 3 - - 2 1 - - 2 - 2 - 1
    5 3 3 2 3 - - 2 2 - - 2 - 3 - 1
    AVG 3 3 3 3 - - 2 2 - - 2 - 2 - 1
    1 - low, 2 - medium, 3 - high, ‘-“- no correlation

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