Gis Based Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Geo 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2017 Regulation Anna Univ (Professional Elective VI) detail syllabus for Geoinformatics Engineering (Geo), 2017 regulation is collected from the Anna Univ official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (GI8010), Category (PE), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
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Course Objective:
- To understand various technological options especially Remote Sensing and GIS in Disaster management.
Unit I
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Unit II
Long Term Mitigation Measures
Needs and approach towards prevention – Principles and components of mitigation Disaster legislation and policy – Insurance – Cost effective analysis – Utilization of resources -Training -Education – Public awareness – Roles of media.
Unit III
Safety Rating of Structures
Slope stability of Ghat roads -Structural safety of Dams, Bridges, Hospitals, Industrial structures, -Disaster resistant structures – Low cost housing for disaster prone areas – Cyclone shelter projects and their implications – Reconstruction after disasters: Issues of practices.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Emergency Planning Using Spatial and Non-Spatial Data
Information systems management – Spatial and non-spatial data bank creation – Operational emergency management – Vulnerability analysis of infrastructure and settlements – Predisaster and post disaster planning for relief operations – Potential of GIS application in development planning -Disaster management plan – Case studies.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the student will be able to understand
- The concepts of disaster and disaster management
- Different techniques for analysis of disaster proneness and mitigation measures
- The use of spatial science in four folds of disaster management
Text Books:
- J. P. Singhal (2010), Disaster Management, Laxmi Publications, ISBN-10:9380386427, ISBN-13:978-9380386423.
- Tushar Bhattacharya (2012), Disaster Science and Management, McGraw Hill India Education Pvt Ltd., ISBN-10: 1259007367, ISBN-13:978-1259007361.
- Gupta Anil K, Sreeja S, Nair. 2011 Environmental Knowledge for Disaster Risk Management, NIDM, New Delhi.
- Kapur Anu 2010: Vulnerable India: A Geographical study of Disasters, IIAS and sage Publishers, New Delhi.
References:
- Bell, F.G. Geological Hazards: Their assessment, avoidance and mitigation. E and FN SPON Routledge, London. 1999.
- George G. Penelis and Andreas J. Kappos – Earthquake Resistant concrete Structures. E and FN SPAN, London, 1997.
- David Alexander, Natural Disasters, UCL Press, London, Research Press, New Delhi, 1993.
- Mitigating Natural Disasters, Phenomena, Effects and options, A Manual for policy makers and planners, United Nations. New York, 1991.
- Govt. of India: Disaster Management Act 2005, Government of India, New Delhi.
- Government of India, 2009.National Disaster Management Policy.
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