Syllabus
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Course Code: M-GEO-304 (iv) (elective) Course Name: Geography and Disaster Management |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Disasters and hazards: definition, nature and classification. 2. Geography and disasters: major disasters of world, disaster profile of India. 3. Tectonic disasters: volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides. |
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| 2 | 4. Hydrological disasters: floods and droughts. 5. Climatic disasters: cyclones and heavy precipitation events. 6. Human induced disasters: epidemics, industrial and transport disasters; wars and terrorism induced disasters. |
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| 3 | 7. Disaster management in India: policy and organizational structure setup. 8. Disaster vulnerability and affecting factors. 9. Planning for disaster mitigation measures and preparedness. |
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| 4 | 10. Post disaster recovery and rehabilitation. 11. Impacts of disaster on society and economy. 12. Geospatial technology applications in disaster prevention and monitoring. |
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