Course Name : Disaster Mitigation OEC

Course Code : CV 6802

Semester : VIII
L T P : 3 1 0
Credits : 4
Pre-requisites : Nil

Course Objectives:
To make the students understand the causes and effects of various natural and man-made
disasters like earthquakes, floods, landslides, tsunamis, oil spillage, gas leakage, etc. The
student will also be able to plan various mitigation measures and design infrastructure for
disaster management.

Course Outcomes (COs):

At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Understand the causes and effects of various disasters.
CO2 Plan risk management/disaster mitigation techniques.
CO3 Case studies to understand the mitigation measures
CO4 Understanding the role of Remote Sensing in Disaster mitigation

Lecture-wise break-up of the Syllabus:

Module Description No. of
No. Lectures
1 INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER MANAGEMENT 05
Natural Disasters, Man-made hazards, causes, consequences,
earthquakes, Floods, Drought, Coastal Hazards, Landslides,
rockslides and Forest Fires, Tsunamis, Oil spillage, Gas leakage, etc.
2 DISASTER MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS 07
Mitigation measures for natural disasters-earth quakes, tsunamis,
cyclones, floods, landslides, etc., Mitigation measures for various
industrial hazards/disasters, Preparedness for natural disasters.
3 HAZARD AND RISK ASSESSMENT 05
Assessment of capacity, vulnerability, risk, vulnerability and risk
mapping, stages in disaster recovery, and associated problems.
4 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 05
Emergency medical and essential public health services, response
and recovery operations, reconstruction, and rehabilitation.
5 CAPACITY BUILDING 08
Disaster management approach to inculcate new skills and sharpen
existing skills of government officials, voluntary activists, development
of professional and elected representative for effective disaster
management, an overview of disaster management in India.
6 INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC POLICY 06
Planning and design of infrastructure for disaster management,
Community based approach in disaster management, methods for
effective dissemination of information, ecological and sustainable
development models for disaster management.
7 ROLE OF REMOTE SENSING IN DISASTER MITIGATION 06
Importance of Remote Sensing in disaster mitigation, Case studies
Total No. of Lectures 42

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Suggested Textbooks:
(Ed), Rawat Publications. (2006)

International Publishing House. (2007)

South Asian Publishers, New Delhi. (2000)

Suggested References:

Publications. (1997)

Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. (2006)

e-Learning Resources:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ce07/preview Video Course on Natural
Hazards.

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