Disaster Risk Reduction and Management detailed syllabus for Marine Engineering (Marine) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Marine students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Marine Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Marine 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Mandatory Course-I scheme and its subjects refer to Marine Mandatory Course-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of disaster risk reduction and management is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
HAZRADS, VULNERABILITY AND DISASTER RISKS Definition: Disaster, Hazard, Vulnerability, Resilience, Risks – Types of Disasters: Natural, Human induced, Climate change induced -Earthquake, Landslide, Flood, Drought, Fire etc -Technological disasters- Structural collapse, Industrial accidents, oil spills -Causes, Impacts including social, Economic, political, environmental, health, psychosocial, etc.- Disaster vulnerability profile of India and Tamil Nadu – Global trends in disasters: urban disasters, pandemics, Complex emergencies, – -, Inter relations between Disasters and Sustainable development Goals
Unit II
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster cycle – Phases, Culture of safety, prevention, mitigation and preparedness community Based DRR, Structural- nonstructural measures, Roles and responsibilities of- community, Panchayati Raj Institutions / Urban Local Bodies (PRIs/ULBs), States, Centre, and other stakeholders- Early Warning System – Advisories from Appropriate Agencies.- Relevance of indigenous Knowledge, appropriate technology and Local resources.
Unit III
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Unit IV
TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT Early warning systems -Components of Disaster Relief: Water, Food, Sanitation, Shelter, Health, Waste Management, Institutional arrangements (Mitigation, Response and Preparedness, – Role of GIS and Information Technology Components in Preparedness, Risk Assessment, Response and Recovery Phases of Disaster – Disaster Damage Assessment. – Elements of Climate Resilient Development -Standard operation Procedure for disaster response – Financial planning for disaster Management
Unit V
DISASTER MANAGEMENT: CASE STUDIES Discussion on selected case studies to analyse the potential impacts and actions in the contest of disasters-Landslide Hazard Zonation: Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of Buildings and Infrastructure: Case Studies, Drought Assessment: Case Studies, Coastal Flooding: Storm Surge Assessment, Floods: Fluvial and Pluvial Flooding: Case Studies; Forest Fire: Case Studies, Man Made disasters: Case Studies, Space Based Inputs for Disaster Mitigation and Management and field works related to disaster management.- Field work-Mock drill –
Text Books:
- Taimpo (2016), Disaster Management and Preparedness, CRC Publications
- Singh R (2017), Disaster Management Guidelines for earthquakes, Landslides, Avalanches and tsunami, Horizon Press Publications
- Singhal J.P. “Disaster Management”, Laxmi Publications, 2010. ISBN-10: 9380386427 ISBN-13: 978-9380386423
- Tushar Bhattacharya, “Disaster Science and Management”, McGraw Hill India Education Pvt. Ltd., 2012. ISBN-10: 1259007367, ISBN-13: 978-1259007361]
Reference Books:
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Course Outcomes:
- To impart knowledge on the concepts of Disaster, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk reduction (DRR)
- To enhance understanding on Hazards, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Assessment prevention and risk reduction
- To develop disaster response skills by adopting relevant tools and technology
- Enhance awareness of institutional processes for Disaster response in the country and
- Develop rudimentary ability to respond to their surroundings with potential Disaster response in areas where they live, with due sensitivity.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Marine Engineering 5th Sem, visit Marine 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Marine Engineering results, visit Anna University Marine all semester results direct link.