Dr. D. Y.

Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune

(Deemed to be University)
(Re-accredited by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.64 on a four-point scale at ‘A++’ Grade)
(An ISO 9001: 2015 Certified University)
Centre for Online Learning

Semester 1 Course Specialization NA

3
Course Code OMBC-107 Credits Type Generic Core
Course Title Environmental Awareness & Disaster Management (EADM)

Course Description:

This course is designed to enhance environmental awareness and Disaster Management aspects among the
Learners. Learners will understand ongoing environmental issues. They shall learn measures to be taken for
sustainable development. Learners shall understand the relationship between vulnerability, disasters,
disaster prevention, and risk reduction

Course Objectives:

1. To provide Learner with an exposure to natural resources and their significance.

2. To gain a preliminary understanding of approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
3. To develop rudimentary ability to respond to their surroundings with potential disaster response in
areas where they live, with due sensitivity.
4. To help the Learner acquire knowledge of pollution and environmental degradation.
5. To help the Learner acquire knowledge about the Disaster Management and Relief

Course Outline:

Unit-1: Natural Resources and Associated Problems: Land, water, food, forest, mineral
andenergyresources,theiruse,over-exploitation,andconservation.

Unit-2: Pollution Control: Definition, Causes, Effects and Control Measures of Air, Water, Soil, Noise,
thermal and Marine Pollution .Nuclear hazards and Solid waste management. Role of an Individual in
Prevention of Pollution andPollution CaseStudies

Unit-3:Urban Problems Related to Energy:Waterconservation,Rainwater harvesting, watershed

management, Resettlement, and rehabilitation of people. Climate change,global warming, acidrain, ozone
layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust,Wasteland reclamation.

Unit-4:Environmental Legislation, Environment Protection Acts: Air (Prevention and control of

Pollution) Act, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. Wildlife ProtectionAct,Forest
Conservation Act,Environmental Ethics.

Unit-5: Introduction to Disasters, Concepts and Definitions: (Disaster, Hazard, Vulnerability,Resilience

Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri, Pune – 411018, Maharashtra, India.

Ph. +91-20-2780 5709/5711 e-mail: director.col@dpu.edu.in/ contact.col@dpu.edu.in
 Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
(Deemed to be University)
(Re-accredited by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.64 on a four-point scale at ‘A++’ Grade)
(An ISO 9001: 2015 Certified University)
Centre for Online Learning

and Risks), Natural and Manmade Disasters, Disasters: Clarification Causes, Impacts (Includingsocial,
economic, political, environmental, health, psychosocial, etc.)

Unit-6: Hazard and Vulnerability Profileof India Components of Disaster Relief: Water, Food,
Sanitation, Shelter, Health, and Waste Management, Institutional Arrangements (Mitigation, Response and
Preparedness, DMAct and Policy, Other related policies, plans, programmes, and legislation)

Unit-7: Disaster Management in India: India and Disaster Management, Hazards and Vulnerability
Profile of India, India’s Approach to Disaster Management, Components of Disaster Relief, Waste
Management, Meaning and Objectives of Waste Management, Importance of Waste Management

Unit-8 Institutional Arrangements in Disaster Management: Institutional Arrangements, Mitigation,

Response and Preparedness, Disaster Management Act and Policies, Other Related Legislations

Course Outcome:

On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to:

CO# Cognitive Abilities Outcomes

CO107.1 Remember Recognizethevariouselementsofnaturalresources
CO107.2 Apply Demonstrateappropriateuseofnaturalresourcestoovercometheproblems
CO107.3 Analyze Analyzeenvironmentallegislationtoprotecttheenvironment.
Createawarenessaboutprotectingourenvironmentbyusingpublicservice
CO107.4 Create
advertisementcampaign.

Suggested Reading:

1. Agarwal, K. 2001 Environmental Biology, Nidi Publ. Ltd.Bikaner.

2. BharuchaErach, The Biodiverstiy of India, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad- 380013,
India, Email: mapin@icenet.net(R)
3. Brunner R.C., 1989, Hazardous Waste Incineration, McGraw HillInc.480p
4. Alexander David, Introduction in Confronting Catastrophe, Oxford UniversityPress, 2000.
5. Andharia J. Vulnerability in Disaster Discourse, JTCDM, Tata Institute of SocialScience working
Paper no. 8,2008
6. Blaikie, P, Cannon T, Davis I, Wisner B 1997, At Risk Natural Hazards, Peoples, Vulnerability
and Disasters,Rutledge.
7. Coppola P Damon, 2007, Introduction to International DisasterManagement,
8. Carter, Nick 1991, Disaster Management: A Disaster Manager’s Handbook, Asian Development
Bank, ManilaPhilippines.

Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri, Pune – 411018, Maharashtra, India.

Ph. +91-20-2780 5709/5711 e-mail: director.col@dpu.edu.in/ contact.col@dpu.edu.in