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    DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION

    UNIT - I:
    Environmental Hazards & Disasters: Meaning of Environmental hazards, Environmental
    Disasters and Environmental stress. Concept of Environmental Hazards, Environmental stress &
    Environmental Disasters. Different approaches & relation with human Ecology - Landscape
    Approach - Ecosystem Approach - Perception approach - Human ecology & its application in
    geographical reserches.
    UNIT - II:
    Types of Environmental hazards & Disasters: Natural hazards and Disasters - Man indeced
    hazards & Disasters - Natural Hazards - Planetary Hazards / Disasters - Extra Planetary Hazards
    / disasters - Planetary Hazards - Endongenous Hazards - Exogenous Hazards
    UNIT - III:
    Endogenous Hazards - Volcanic eruption - Earthquakes - landslides - Volcanic Hazards /
    Disasters - Causes and distribution of Volcanoes - Hazardous effects of volcanic eruptions Environmental impacts of volcanic eruptions - Earthquake Hazards / disasters - Causes of
    Earthquakes - Distribution of earthquakes - Hazardous effects of - earthquakes - Earthquake
    Hazards in India - Human adjusment, perception & mitigation of earthquake.
    UNIT - IV:
    Exogenous hazards / disasters - Infrequent events - Cumulative atmospheric hazards / disasters,
    Infrequent events: Cyclones - Lightning - Hailstorms
    Cyclones: Tropical cyclones & Local stroms - Destruction by tropical cyclones & local stroms
    (causes, distribution human adjustment, perception & mitigation) Cumulative atmospheric
    hazards/ disasters :- Floods - Droughts - Cold waves - Heal waves Floods :- Causes of floods Flood hazards India - Flood control measures (Human adjustment, perception & mitigation)
    Droughts :- Impacts of droughts - Drought hazards in India - Drought control measures - Extra
    Planetary Hazards / Disasters - man induced Hazards / Disasters - Physical hazards / Disasters Soil erosion
    Soil Erosion: Mechanics & forms of Soil Erosion - Factors 7 causes of Soil Erosion Conservation measures of Soil Erosion.
    Chemical hazards / disasters: Release of toxic chemicals, nuclear explosion - Sedimentation
    processes Sedimentation processes :- Global Sedimentation problems - Regional Sedimentation
    problems - Sedimentation & Environmental problems - Corrective measures of Erosion &
    Sedimentation

    Biological hazards / disasters: Population Explosion.


    UNIT - V:
    Emerging approaches in Disaster Management - Three stages
    1.

    Pre-disaster Stage (preparedness)

    2.

    Emergency Stage

    3.

    Post Disaster stage - Rehabilitation


    TEXT BOOKS:

    1.
    2.

    Disaster Mitigation: Experiences And Reflections by Pradeep Sahni


    Natural Hazards & Disasters by Donald Hyndman & David Hyndman - Cengage
    Learning
    REFERENCES:

    1.

    R. B. Singh (Ed) Environmental Geography, Heritage Publishers New Delhi, 1990

    2.

    Savinder Singh Environmental Geography, Prayag Pustak Bhawann 1997

    3.

    Kates, B. I & White, G. F The Environment as Hazards, oxford, New York, 1978

    4.

    R. B. Singh (Ed) Disaster Management, Rawat Publication, New Delhi, 2000

    5.

    H. K. Gupta (Ed) Disaster Management, Universities Press, India, 2003

    6.

    7.

    R. B. Singh, Space Technology for Disaster Mitigation in India (INCED), University of


    Tokyo, 1994
    Dr. Satender, Disaster Management in Hills, Concept Publishing Co., New Delhi, 2003

    8.

    A. S. Arya Action Plan For Earthquake, Disaster, Mitigation in V. K. Sharma (Ed)


    Disaster Management IIPA Publication New Delhi, 1994

    9.

    R. K. Bhandani An overview on Natural & Man made Disaster & their Reduction, CSIR,
    New Delhi

    10.

    M. C. Gupta Manuals on Natural Disaster Management in india, National Centre for


    Disaster Management, IIPA, New Delhi, 2001.

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