PERI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Civil Engineering

Course Plan

Regulation : B.E (R2017)

Course Name : Disaster Management
Course Code : GE8071
Year / Semester : III/ V
Faculty In-Charge : Lavanya C

OBJECTIVES:
1. To provide students an exposure to disasters, their significance and types.
2. To ensure that students begin to understand the relationship between vulnerability, disasters, disaster prevention and risk
reduction
3. To gain a preliminary understanding of approaches of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
4. To enhance awareness of institutional processes in the country and
5. To develop rudimentary ability to respond to their surroundings with potential disaster response in areas where they live, with
due sensitivity
OUTCOMES:
The students will be able to

1. Differentiate the types of disasters, causes and their impact on environment and society

2. Assess vulnerability and various methods of risk reduction measures as well as mitigation.

3. Draw the hazard and vulnerability profile of India, Scenarious in the Indian context.

4. Disaster damage assessment and management

 Use of
S. Propose Actual Cognitive Teaching Reference
Topic to be Covered Teaching Remarks
No d Date Date level Methodology Material
Tool
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS
Introduction to disasters and basic Visual Online
1 11.08.22 11.08.22 Knowledge PPT
definitions Aids Source
Visual PPT, Online
2 Classification of Disaster 16.08.22 12.08.22 Knowledge
Aids Demonstration Source

Knowledge Visual Online

3 Various impacts caused by disaster 18.08.22 16.08.22 PPT
Aids Source

Knowledge Visual Online

4 Global trends in disaster 22.08.22 18.08.22 PPT
Aids Source

Knowledge Visual Online

5 Do's and Don'ts of various disaster 23.08.22 23.08.22 PPT
Aids Source
UNIT II APPROACHES TO DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR)
Basic introduction to Disaster risk Visual Online
6 25.08.22 25.08.22 Knowledge PPT
reduction Aids Source
Visual Online
7 Factors influencing DRR 29.08.22 26.08.22 Knowledge PPT
Aids Source

Knowledge Visual Online

8 Phases of DRR 30.08.22 27.08.22 PPT
Aids Source
1.09.22 Visual
Disaster management authority Knowledge PPT Online
9 30.08.22 Aids Source
12.09.22

13.09.22 Visual
Early warning system Knowledge PPT Online
10 1.09.22 Aids Source
15.09.22

UNIT III INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT

 15.09.22 Knowledge Oral debate Online
11 Vulnerability of disaster 6.09.22 Source
19.09.22 Visual
Impacts of development projects Knowledge PPT Online
12 9.09.22 Aids Source
22.09.22

Knowledge Visual Online

13 Climate change adoptations 20.09.22 21.09.22 PPT
Aids Source
Visual Online
14 Role of IPCC 22.09.22 22.09.22 Knowledge Aids
PPT
Source
Indigenous knowledge in Disaster 26.09.22 Visual
26.09.22 Knowledge PPT Online
15 management & Aids Source
27.06.22
UNIT IV DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
29.09.22 Visual
Hazard and Vulnerability profile of 27.09.22 Knowledge PPT Online
16 & Aids Source
India
30.09.22
Visual Online
17 Components of Disaster Relief 29.09.22 6.10.22 Knowledge PPT
Aids Source
Disaster Management Act and Knowledge Poster Online
18 30.09.22 7.10.22 Posters
Policy presentation Source
Role of GIS and Information
Technology Components in 06.10.22 Knowledge Oral debate Online
19 10.10.22 Source
Disaster Management

Knowledge Visual Online

20 Disaster Damage Assessment 06.10.22 11.10.22 PPT
Aids Source
UNIT V DISASTER MANAGEMENT: APPLICATIONS AND CASE STUDIES AND FIELD WORKS
Knowledge Online
17.10.22 Case Peer
21 Landslide Hazard Zonation 13.10.22 ,Analyse Study Discussions Source

22 Vulnerability Assessment of 17.10.22 14.10.22 Knowledg, Case Peer Online

Buildings and Infrastructure Analyse Study Discussions
 Source

Knowledge Online
Drought Assessment 18.10.22 Case
23 27.10.22 ,Analyse Video Source
Study

Knowledge Online
Storm Surge Assessment 18.10.22 Case
24 28.10.22 ,Analyse Video Source
Study

Floods: Fluvial and Pluvial Knowledge Online

20.10.22 Case
25 Flooding 17.11.22 ,Analyse Video Source
study

Knowledge Online
Man Made disasters 20.10.22 Case
26 18.11.22 ,Analyse Video Source
study
Disaster Mitigation and Online
Knowledge Case
27 Management and field works 21.10.22 22.11.22 Video
,Analyse study Source
related to disaster management.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Singhal J.P. “Disaster Management”, Laxmi Publications, 2010. ISBN-10: 9380386427 ISBN-13: 978-9380386423

2. Tushar Bhattacharya, “Disaster Science and Management”, McGraw Hill India Education Pvt. Ltd., 2012. ISBN-10: 1259007367,

ISBN-13: 978-1259007361]

3. Gupta Anil K, Sreeja S. Nair. Environmental Knowledge for Disaster Risk Management, NIDM, New Delhi, 2011

4. Kapur Anu Vulnerable India: A Geographical Study of Disasters, IIAS and Sage Publishers, New Delhi, 2010.

REFERENCES:

1. Govt. of India: Disaster Management Act , Government of India, New Delhi, 2005
 2. Government of India, National Disaster Management Policy, 2009.

Online Source
1. https://ndma.gov.in/
2. https://tnsdma.tn.gov.in/
3. https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/disaster.php
4. https://ndma.gov.in/Reference_Material/DMAct2005
5. https://nidm.gov.in/PDF/policies/ndm_policy2009.pdf

Faculty In-Charge HOD