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MSc Semester 4

Disaster Management

Hazard-risk-vulnerability frameworks, disaster governance, and geospatial support for mitigation and response.

Study Material

Disaster Management (UGC Aligned)

Academic Aim

Develop analytical and practical skills for risk reduction and disaster planning.

Unit Breakdown

  • Disaster concepts and frameworks.
  • Hazard-specific process understanding.
  • Vulnerability mapping and risk communication.
  • Policy, governance and institutional response systems.

Practical / Field Tasks

  • Prepare one district hazard vulnerability map.
  • Draft mitigation and response recommendations.

Outcome

Students should be able to support evidence-based disaster risk reduction planning.

Reference Literature

Disaster Management

By Harsh K. Gupta

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Introduction to Emergency Management

By George D. Haddow et al.

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