Course

Unit I

Introduction & Dimensions of Natural & Anthropogenic Disasters, Principles/ Components of Disaster Management, Organizational Structure for Disaster Management,

Unit II

Disaster Management Schemes/ standard operating procedures, Natural Disasters and Mitigation Efforts, Flood Control, Drought Management, Cyclones, Avalanches, Mangroves, Land Use Planning, Inter- Linking of Rivers, Role of Union/ States, Role of Armed Forces/ Other Agencies In Disasters, Important Statutes/ Legal Provisions, Improvised Explosive Device/ Bomb Threat Planning, Nuclear, biological andchemical threat And Safety Measures, Forest Fires, Oil Fires, Crisis In Power Sector, Accidents In Coal Mines, Terrorism And Emergency Management. Operations Management (OM), Risk Assessment and Disaster Response, Quantification Techniques, NGO Management, SWOT Analysis based on Design & Formulation Strategies,

Unit III

Insurance & Risk Management, Role of Financial Institutions in Mitigation Effort, Group Dynamics, Concept of Team Building, Motivation Theories and Applications, School Awareness and Safety Programmes, Psychological and Social Dimensions in Disasters, Trauma and Stress, Emotional Intelligence, ElectronicWarning Systems, Recent Trends in Disaster Information Provider, Geo Informatics in Disaster Studies, Cyber Terrorism, Remote Sensing & GIS Technology, Laser Scanning Applications in Disaster Management, Statistical Seismology, Quick Reconstruction Technologies,

Unit IV

Role of Media in Disasters, Management of Epidemics, Bio-Terrorism, Forecasting/ Management of Casualties.

Unit V

Case Studies – Natural Disaster and Man-made Disasters.

To appreciate the fundamentals of disaster management and to introduce the fundamentals procedure and working during the contingency.

REFERENCES:

• Disaster Management – Harsh K Guptha
• Disaster Management – P