ANURAG GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS (AUTONOMOUS) III Year B.Tech. - II Sem L T / P / D C 3 0 3 DISASTER MANGEMENT AND MITIGATION (A56008) (Elective-I) Course Objectives: To provide the knowledge of environmental hazards and disasters and their mitigation techniques. Know the emerging approaches in disaster management. Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, it is expected that the students will be able to, Have the knowledge of occurrence of environmental hazardous and its impact on social life. Know the techniques of managing the disasters occurred due to hazards. 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 Approach Approach- perception approach –Landscape –Ecosystem – Human ecology & its application in geographical researches. Of Environmental hazards & Disasters: Natural hazards and Disasters –Man induced hazards &Disasters-Natural Hazards- planetary Hazards/ Disasters- Extra planetary Hazards/disasters-planetary Hazards- Endogenous Hazards Hazards –Exogenous UNIT-II Endogenous Hazards- Volcanic Eruption Volcanic Hazards/ –Earthquakes –Landslides- Disasters- Causes and distribution of Volcanoes- Hazardous effects of volcanic eruptions – Environmental impacts of volcanic eruptions Hazards/disasters-Causes of –Earthquake Earthquakes Distribution of Earthquakes effects of – –Hazardous –earthquakes –Earthquake Hazards in India Human adjustment, perception & mitigation of earthquake. – UNIT-III: Exogenous hazards/ disasters-Infrequent events-Cumulative atmospheric hazards/disasters, Infrequent event : Cyclones Cyclones: Tropical –Lighting-Hailstorms, cyclones & Local storms Destruction by tropical cyclones &local storms (causes, – distribution human adjustment, perception & mitigation), Cumulative atmospheric hazards/disasters: Floods Droughts- Cold waves waves – –Heat Floods: Causes of floods- Flood hazards India control measures( Human –Flood adjustment, perception &mitigation), Droughts: Impacts of droughts- Drought hazards in
ANURAG GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS (AUTONOMOUS) III Year B.Tech. - II Sem L T / P / D C 3 0 3 (A56008) DISASTER MANGEMENT AND MITIGATION (Elective-I) Course Objectives: To provide the knowledge of environmental hazards and disasters and their mitigation techniques. Know the emerging approaches in disaster management. Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, it is expected that the students will be able to, Have the knowledge of occurrence of environmental hazardous and its impact on social life. Know the techniques of managing the disasters occurred due to hazards. 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 researches. Of Environmental hazards & Disasters: Natural hazards and Disasters –Man induced hazards &Disasters-Natural Hazards- planetary Hazards/ Disasters- Extra planetary Hazards/disasters-planetary Hazards- Endogenous Hazards –Exogenous Hazards UNIT-II 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 adjustment, perception & mitigation of earthquake. UNIT-III: Exogenous hazards/ disasters-Infrequent events-Cumulative atmospheric hazards/disasters, Infrequent event : Cyclones –Lighting-Hailstorms, Cyclones: Tropical cyclones & Local storms – Destruction by tropical cyclones &local storms (causes, distribution human adjustment, perception & mitigation), Cumulative atmospheric hazards/disasters: Floods – Droughts- Cold waves –Heat waves Floods: Causes of floods- Flood hazards India –Flood control measures( Human adjustment, perception &mitigation), Droughts: Impacts of droughts- Drought hazards in