Applied Course in Disaster Management
Objectives:
The objectives of the course are to develop following Skills among the students
1.To introduce basic concepts and fundamental structure of Disaster Management (DM).
2.To inculcate critical thinking and problem-solving abilities on disaster management.
3.To enable students to assess the situation and design plan for Disaster management
Objectives:
The objectives of the course are to develop following Skills among the students
1.To introduce basic concepts and fundamental structure of Disaster Management (DM).
2.To inculcate critical thinking and problem-solving abilities on disaster management.
3.To enable students to assess the situation and design plan for Disaster management
Topic No. 1
Fundamental Concepts, Measurement / Parameter and Types of Disasters
a) Disaster, Hazard, Risk,
Vulnerability, Resilient
b) Magnitude, Intensity, Frequency,
Duration, Spatial dispersion
Topic No. 02
Phases of Disaster Management Role of Geographers and organizations
a) Concept: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, Rehabilitation.
b) Role of Geographers
3 Comparative Assessment of Disaster Management- I
a) Earthquake: - India and Japan
b) Flood:- India and Netherland
Topic No. 03
Assessment of Disaster Management- II
Assignment based on Primary or secondary data on any one
Geographical scale-
local/ regional/national/ global