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 and  Sustainable Development concepts.

 

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

PAD 424-B

Disaster Management and Sustainable Development
  1. CO. 111. Analyze skills and abilities to analyze potential effects of disasters and of the strategies and methods to deliver public health response.
  2. CO. 112. Describe, analyse and evaluate the environmental, social, cultural, economic, legal and organisational aspects influencing vulnerabilities and capacities to face disasters.
  3. CO. 113. Apprise on the global issues and initiatives for Disaster Management and Reduction.
  4. CO. 114  Understanding of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and to increase skills and abilities for implementing the Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy.

Pedagogical methods such as class room lectures and students-teacher interactions, group discussion, quiz, seminar and assignment etc will be used.

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

 

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: 

Books & References:

 

Ø  Abarquez I. & Murshed Z. Community Based Disaster Risk Management. (2004). Field Practitioner’s Handbook, ADPC, Bangkok, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center Bangkok.

Ø  Anderson M and Woodrow P. (1998). Rising from the Ashes: Development Strategies in Times of Disaster. London: ITDG Publishing, www.itdgpublishing.org.uk .

Ø  B.K.Khanna. (2005). Disasters: All You Wanted to Know About, Delhi: New India Publishing Agency, Delhi.

Ø  Blaikie P, Cannon T, Davis I and Wisner B. (2004). At risk: Natural hazards, people’s Vulnerability and Disaster. London: Routledge.

Ø  Maheswari, Sudha Disaster damage estimation models: Data needs vs. ground reality: By Sudha Maheshwari, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick.

Ø  Disaster Management Act. (2005). Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi: Government of India.

Ø  Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 – 2015: building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters http://www.unisdr.org/we/coordinate/hfa

Ø  Kapur, A. (2005). Disasters in India: Studies of Grim Reality, Jaipur: Rawat Publications.

Ø  Manual on Natural Disaster Management in India. (2001). New Delhi: NCDM.

Ø  Narayana R.L., Srinivasa Murthy, R., Daz P. (2003). Disaster mental health in India: Monograph. New Delhi: American Red Cross. Indian Red Cross.

Ø  National Policy on Disaster Management. (2009). New Delhi: NDMA.

Ø  Singh, R.B. (2009). Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, Jaipur: Rawat Publications.

Ø  Parasuraman. S., and Unnikrishnan. P.V. (Eds). (1999). India Disasters Report: Towards Policy Initiative, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Ø  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: 
2021-22
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