DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Credit : 3 L/P : 3, CFA : 50, ESE : 50

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Introduction - Disaster Goals and objectives of International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (ISDR) Programme- Risk identification Risk sharing Disaster and
development: Disaster Development linkages Principle of risk partnership
UNIT II TYPES OF DISASTER
Natural and Man-made Disaster- Disaster preparedness Earthquakes Measurement of
earthquake, Intensity and Magnitude Tsunamis Cyclone Measurement Scale of
Tropical Cyclones Land slides Floods, Droughts, Environmental pollution, Deforestation,
Desertification, Epidemics, Chemical and Industrial Accidents.
UNIT III APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY
Application of various technologies: Data bases Relational DataBase Management System
(RDBMS) Management Information systems Decision support system and other systems
Geographic information systems vulnerability mapping use of internet
Telecommunications video conferencing. Trigger mechanism use of Remote sensing and
GIS - Case study.
UNIT IV DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Trigger mechanism constitution of trigger mechanism risk reduction by education
disaster information network risk reduction by public awareness
UNIT V DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND MANAGEMENT
Implication of development planning financial arrangements areas of improvement
disaster preparedness community based disaster management emergency response.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Pardeep Sahni, Madhavi malalgoda and ariyabandu, Disaster risk reduction in south
asia, PHI
2. Amita sinvhal, Understanding earthquake disasters TMH, 2010.
3. Thomas D. Schneid., Disaster Management and Prepardness, Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi, 2001.
REFERENCES:
1. Pardeep sahni, Alka Dhameja and Uma medury, Disaster mitigation: Experiences

and reflections, PHI