INDEX
UNIT-I Introduction: Understanding the Concepts and definitions of Disaster, Hazard, Vulnerability, Risk, and Capacity Disaster and Development, and disaster management. UNIT-II Disasters Geological Disasters Earthquakes Landslides Tsunami Mining Hydro-Meteorological Disasters Floods Cyclones Lightning Thunder-storms Hail storms Avalanches Droughts Cold and heat waves Biological Disasters Epidemics Pest attacks Forest fire Technological Disasters Chemical Industrial Radiological Nuclear Man-made Disasters Building collapse Rural and urban fires Road and rail accidents Nuclear Radiological Chemicals and biological disasters Global Disaster Trends Emerging Risks of Disasters Climate Change and Urban Disasters. UNIT-III Disaster Management Cycle and Framework Disaster Management Cycle Paradigm Shift in Disaster Management Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment and Analysis Risk Mapping Zonation and Microzonation Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters Early Warning System Prep