| Course Name | Disaster Management |
| Course Code | 19MNG300 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Computer and Communication Engineering, B. Tech. in Aerospace Engineering |
| Semester | Six |
| Year Taught | 2019 |
Introduction – Concepts and definitions. Disasters – Disasters classification; natural disasters (floods, draught, cyclones, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunami, landslides, coastal erosion, soil erosion, forest fires etc.); man-made disasters (industrial pollution, artificial flooding in urban areas, nuclear radiation, chemical spills, transportation accidents, terrorist strikes, etc.)
Hazard and vulnerability profile of India, mountain and coastal areas, ecological fragility. Factors affecting vulnerability such as impact of developmental projects and environmental modifications (including of dams, land use changes, urbanization etc.) Disaster Impacts – Disaster impacts (environmental, physical, social, ecological, economic, political, etc.); health, psycho-social issues; demographic aspects (gender, age, special needs); hazard locations; global and national disaster trends; climate change and urban disasters.
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) – Disaster management cycle – its phases; prevention, mitigation, preparedness, relief and recovery; structural and non-structural measures; risk analysis, vulnerability and capacity assessment; early warning systems, Post disaster environmental response (water, sanitation, food safety, waste management, disease control, security, communications); Roles and responsibilities of government, community, local institutions, NGOs and other stakeholders; Policies and legislation for disaster risk reduction, DRR programmes in India and the activities of National Disaster Management Authority.
Evaluation Pattern
| Assessment | Internal | External |
| *Continuous Assessment (CA) | 80 | – |
| **End Semester | – | 20 |
| *CA – Can be Discussions/Debates/Quiz/ Case study presentation **- Term project |
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Objectives
Course Outcomes
CO – PO Mapping
| PO/PSO/CO | PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PO4 | PO5 | PO6 | PO7 | PO8 | PO9 | PO10 | PO11 | PO12 | PSO1 | PSO2 | PSO3 |
| CO1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| CO2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| CO3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 |
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