Disaster Management and Sustainable Development

Paper Code: 
PAD 424-B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

 

Course Objective : To develop an understanding of Disasters and Disaster Management , Strategies ,to learn the international and national policies, institutional mechanisms in disaster services , to understand Sustainable Development concepts.

 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Analyze skills and abilities to analyze potential effects of disasters and of the strategies and methods to deliver public health response.
  • Describe, analyze and evaluate the environmental, social, cultural, economic, legal and organizational aspects influencing vulnerabilities and capacities to face disasters.
  • Apprise on the global issues and initiatives for Disaster Management and Reduction.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and to increase skills and abilities for implementing the Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy.

 

 

12.00

Disaster: Meaning - Concept of Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Disaster – Impact of disasters: Physical, economic, political, psychosocial, ecological, and others; developmental aspects of disasters - Types and Classification of Disasters - Nature Induced Disasters and Human Induced Disasters

 

12.00

Disaster Management Cycle: Mitigation and prevention, Preparedness, Prediction and Early warning, Rescue and Relief, Impact assessment, Response, Recovery, Reconstruction; Disaster Risk Reduction; Community Based Disaster Management (CBDRM); Community and Societal - National Disaster Profile

 

12.00

Global issues and initiatives- World Conference on Disaster Reduction (2005), Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-15), Sphere Standards – 2012, Disaster Management Act 2005; National Disaster Management Policy 2009; National Disaster Management Framework 2005; Administrative and Institutional structures for disaster management

 

12.00

UNFCC, IPCC, UNDP, UNISDR, SAARC, WORLD BANK, UNICEF, Role of the Central and the State Governments, International and National Non-Governmental Organisations, Educational Institutions, Voluntary Organisations, Community Based Organisations, Youth groups

 

12.00

Sustainable Development: Introduction and History , Brundtland, Rio, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable development with emphasis on inclusive development, Efficiency and Innovation, Green Growth, Role of National Green Tribunal

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Abarquez I. & Murshed Z. Community Based Disaster Risk Management. (2004). Field Practitioner’s Handbook, ADPC, Bangkok, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center Bangkok.
  • Anderson M and Woodrow P. (1998). Rising from the Ashes: Development Strategies in Times of Disaster. London: ITDG Publishing, www.itdgpublishing.org.uk .
  • B.K.Khanna. (2005). Disasters: All You Wanted to Know About, Delhi: New India Publishing Agency, Delhi.
  • Blaikie P, Cannon T, Davis I and Wisner B. (2004). At risk: Natural hazards, people’s Vulnerability and Disaster. London: Routledge.
  • Maheswari, Sudha Disaster damage estimation models: Data needs vs. ground reality: By Sudha Maheshwari, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick.
  • Disaster Management Act. (2005). Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi: Government of India.
  • Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 – 2015: building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters http://www.unisdr.org/we/coordinate/hfa
  • Kapur, A. (2005). Disasters in India: Studies of Grim Reality, Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
  • Manual on Natural Disaster Management in India. (2001). New Delhi: NCDM.
  • Narayana R.L., Srinivasa Murthy, R., Daz P. (2003). Disaster mental health in India: Monograph. New Delhi: American Red Cross. Indian Red Cross.
  • National Policy on Disaster Management. (2009). New Delhi: NDMA.
  • Singh, R.B. (2009). Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
  • Parasuraman. S., and Unnikrishnan. P.V. (Eds). (1999). India Disasters Report: Towards Policy Initiative, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Sahni, Pardeep et.al. (eds.) 2002. Disaster Mitigation Experiences and Reflections, New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
  • The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response http://www.sphereproject.org/handbook/

 

Academic Session: 
2020-21
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