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UNIT I

INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS

PART-A

1. Define disaster management.

Disaster management can be defined as the organization and management of resources


and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, in
particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters

2. What is a disaster?

Disaster as "any occurrence that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human
life, deterioration of health and health services, on a scale sufficient to warrant an
extraordinary response from outside the affected community or area".

3. List out the types of disaster.

Disasters are broadly classified into Natural disasters and Man-made Disasters
1. Natural Disasters: are the consequences or effects of natural hazards on human
life. They represent a serious breakdown in sustainability and disruption of economic
and social progress. Example: Earthquake, landslides, cyclones, floods etc.
2. Man- made disasters: are also known as anthropogenic disasters and they
occurring as a result of human intent, error or as a result of failed systems. Example:
Urban fire, rail and road accidents, bomb blasts etc.

4. State natural disaster.

A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g., flood, tornado, hurricane,
volcanic eruption, earthquake, heat wave, or landslide). It leads to financial,
environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the
affected population to resist the hazard, also called their resilience

5. What is a manmade disaster?

A man-made disaster hare created by man-made hazards such as threats having an


element of human intent, negligence or error, or involving a failure of a man-made
system. They differ from natural disasters that result from natural hazards.
6. What do you understand by hazard?

A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment.
Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm; however,
once a hazard becomes "active", it can create an emergency situation. A hazard does
not exist when it is not happening. A hazardous situation that has come to pass is called
an incident. Hazard and vulnerability interact together to create risk.

7. Define Vulnerability.

Vulnerability refers to the inability to withstand the effects of a hostile environment. A


Window of Vulnerability (WoV) is a time frame within which defensive measures are
reduced, compromised or lacking .There are two types of vulnerability
 Social vulnerability
 Military vulnerability

8. Can you classify hazard.

Based on the origin, hazards are classified into geological, hydro-metrological and
anthropogenic hazards. Examples of geological hazards include earthquakes, geological
fault activity, volcanic activity and emissions and tsunamis etc. Examples of hydro-
metrological hazards include flood, debris and mud flows: tropical cyclones, storms and
rain. Examples of Anthropogenic hazards include global warming, acid rain,
technological hazard etc.

9. What is meant by Risk?

Risk can be said to be a measure of the expected losses due to a hazard event occurring
in a given area over a specific time period. Risk is a function of the probability of
particular hazard event and the losses it would cause.

10. Define drought and Classify droughts.

Drought is a normal, recurrent feature of climate, although many erroneously consider


it a rare and random event. It occurs in virtually all areas, whatever their normal
climate may be, and the characteristics of a drought may be very different from one
region to another. The different types of droughts are as follows:

1.Meteorological, 2. Hydrological, 3. Agricultural 4. Socioeconomic


11. What is meant by oilwell fires?

Oil well fires are the common term for oil or gas wells that have caught on fire and burn.
Oil well fires can be the result of human actions, such as accidents or arson, or natural
events, such as lightning. They can exist on a small scale, such as an oil field spill
catching fire, or on a huge scale, as in geyser-like jets of flames from ignited high
pressure wells.

12. What is a pandemic?

A pandemic is a disease epidemic that has spread across a large region, for instance
multiple continents or worldwide. The current pandemics include HIV/AIDS and
Corona virus diseases.
PART-B
1. Tabulate the type of disaster with example.
2. Distinguish the Structural and non- structural disaster
3. Describe the Social and Economical and political impact of Disaster.

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