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Introducti IntroductiontoDisasterManagementDSE

This document outlines the course credits for an introduction to disaster management course. The course covers various types of natural disasters including geo-physical disasters like earthquakes and landslides, hydro-meteorological disasters like cyclones and floods, and man-made disasters like nuclear and chemical incidents. The credits also address the concepts of disaster management including risk, vulnerability, and the disaster management cycle of response, recovery, reconstruction and preparedness. Case studies on specific disasters like floods, earthquakes and landslides are also included. Suggested additional readings on the topics are provided at the end.

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Introducti IntroductiontoDisasterManagementDSE

This document outlines the course credits for an introduction to disaster management course. The course covers various types of natural disasters including geo-physical disasters like earthquakes and landslides, hydro-meteorological disasters like cyclones and floods, and man-made disasters like nuclear and chemical incidents. The credits also address the concepts of disaster management including risk, vulnerability, and the disaster management cycle of response, recovery, reconstruction and preparedness. Case studies on specific disasters like floods, earthquakes and landslides are also included. Suggested additional readings on the topics are provided at the end.

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I –5th Semester GG-DSE-01

Introduction to Disaster Management

Credit-I
1. Introduction to Disasters: Hazard and Disaster
2. Introduction to Geo-Physical Disasters
3. Earthquakes
4. Landslides
5. Tsunami
Credit –II:
1. Introduction to Hydro-meteorological Disasters
2. Cyclones
3. Cloudbursts, Floods and Droughts
4. Introduction to Man-Made Disasters-Nuclear and Chemical Disasters

Credit –III:
1. Meaning and Scope of Disaster Management
2. Elements of Disaster Management
3. Concept of Risk and Vulnerability
Credit –IV:
1. Disaster Management Cycle
2. Response Phase
3. Recovery Phase
4. Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Phase
5. Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Phase
D    Tutorials
Credit- V
Case study on Floods and snow avalanches

Credit- VI
Case study on earthquakes and land slides

Suggested Readings
1. Bryant Edwards 2005. Natural hazard , Cambridge university press
2. G. K. Gosh Disaster Management APH Publishers
3. Rajesh K Yadav et al Encyclopedia of Disaster and Hazards Management Oxford Book
Company
4 A. Vogelbacher2013 Flood Disaster Risk Management - Hydrological Forecasts -
Requirements and Best Practices : Training Module
5 Hydro-meteorological Hazards www.nidm.gov.in
6 Geokogical Hazards www.nidm.gov.in
7 Donald Hyndman and David Hyndman 2009 Natural hazards and disasters... Brooks/cole.
8. Edward A. Keller and Robert .H. Blodgett. 2008 Natural hazards.. Pearson Prentice hall.
9 Anil K Gupta2016 Resource Book on Chemical (Industrial) Disaster Management
1 K. K. Singh / LotfiAleya / Vinod Singh Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited
Disaster Management (3 Vols.) Manmade Disas

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