Disaster Management

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT ME02000011
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Code: ME02000011 Credits: 4 Semester 2 EACD

Disaster Management

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Disaster Management Syllabus — Unit-wise Content

The official GTU curriculum for Disaster Management (subject code ME02000011) as prescribed for EACD · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 33 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.

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Unit 1 Introduction

2 lecture hours

  • Understanding Disasters Understanding the Concepts and definitions of Disaster
  • Capacity – Disaster and Development, and disaster management

Unit 2 Disasters And Hazards

4 lecture hours

  • Consequences and Control of Disasters Geological Disasters (earthquakes
  • Hydro-Meteorological Disasters (floods
  • hail storms
  • cold and heat waves)
  • Biological Disasters (epidemics
  • pest attacks
  • forest fire)
  • Technological Disasters (chemical
  • nuclear) and Manmade Disasters (building collapse
  • rural and urban fire
  • road and rail accidents
  • chemicals and biological disasters)
  • Global Disaster Trends – Emerging Risks of Disasters – Climate Change and Urban Disasters
  • Economic Damage
  • Loss Of Human And Animal Life
  • Destruction Of Ecosystem

Unit 3 Disaster Prone Areas In India

2 lecture hours

  • Study Of Seismic Zones
  • Areas Prone To Floods And Droughts
  • Landslides And Avalanches
  • Areas Prone To Cyclonic And Coastal Hazards With Special Reference To Tsunami
  • Post- Disaster Diseases And Epidemics

Unit 4 Disaster Management

12 lecture hours

  • Disaster Management Cycle and Framework Disaster Management Cycle – Paradigm Shift in Disaster Management Pre-Disaster – Risk Assessment and Analysis
  • Risk Mapping
  • zonation and Micro zonation
  • Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters
  • Early Warning System
  • Capacity Development
  • Awareness During Disaster – Evacuation – Disaster Communication – Search and Rescue – Emergency Operation Centre – Incident Command System – Relief and Rehabilitation – Post-disaster – Damage and Needs Assessment
  • Restoration of Critical Infrastructure – Early Recovery – Reconstruction and Redevelopment

Unit 5 Applications of Science and Technology for Disaster Management

4 lecture hours

  • & Mitigation Programme Name: Master of Engineering Level: PG Subject Code : ME02000011 Subject Name : Disaster Management Geo-informatics in Disaster Management (RS, GIS, GPS and RS) Disaster Communication System (Early Warning and Its Dissemination) Disaster Safe Designs and Constructions
  • Structural and Non-Structural Mitigation of Disasters S&T Institutions for Disaster Management in India

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