JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

The subject provide different disasters, tools and methods for disaster

management

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Understanding Disasters, man-made Hazards and Vulnerabilities
• Understanding disaster management mechanism
• Understanding capacity building concepts and planning of disaster managements

UNIT - I

Understanding Disaster: Concept of Disaster - Different approaches- Concept of Risk - Levels of Disasters - Disaster Phenomena and Events (Global, national and regional) Hazards and Vulnerabilities: Natural and man-made hazards; response time, frequency and forewarning levels of different hazards - Characteristics and damage potential or natural hazards; hazard assessment - Dimensions of vulnerability factors; vulnerability assessment - Vulnerability and disaster risk - Vulnerabilities to flood and earthquake hazards

UNIT - II

Disaster Management Mechanism: Concepts of risk management and crisis managements - Disaster Management Cycle - Response and Recovery - Development, Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness - Planning for Relief

UNIT - III

Capacity Building: Capacity Building: Concept - Structural and Nonstructural Measures Capacity Assessment; Strengthening Capacity for Reducing Risk - Counter-Disaster Resources and their utility in Disaster Management - Legislative Support at the state and national levels

UNIT - IV

Coping with Disaster: Coping Strategies; alternative adjustment processes - Changing Concepts of disaster management - Industrial Safety Plan; Safety norms and survival kits - Mass media and disaster management

UNIT - V

Planning for disaster management: Strategies for disaster management planning - Steps for formulating a disaster risk reduction plan - Disaster management Act and Policy in India -

Organizational structure for disaster management in India - Preparation of state and district disaster management plans

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Manual on Disaster Management, National Disaster Management, Agency Govt of India.
• 2. Disaster Management by Mrinalini Pandey Wiley 2014.
• 3. Disaster Science and Management by T. Bhattacharya, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt Ltd Wiley 2015

REFERENCES:

• 1. Earth and Atmospheric Disasters Management, N. Pandharinath, CK Rajan, BS Publications 2009.
• 2. National Disaster Management Plan, Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India (http://www.ndma.gov.in/images/policyplan/dmplan/draftndmp.pdf) B.TECH. CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (Open Elective - II) B.Tech.III Year II Sem L T/P/D C Course Code: CN621OE 3 0/0/0 3

Pre Requisites

Environmental Engineering

Course Objectives

This subject will cover various aspects of Environment Impact

Assessment methodologies, impact of development activities. Impact on surface water, Air and Biological Environment, Environment legislation Environment.

Course Outcomes:

• Identify the environmental attributes to be considered for the EIA study.
• Formulate objectives of the EIA studies.
• Identify the suitable methodology and prepare Rapid EIA.
• Indentify and incorporate mitigation measures.

UNIT - I

Basic concept of EIA : Initial environmental Examination, Elements of EIA, - factors affecting E-I-A Impact evaluation and analysis, preparation of Environmental Base map, Classification of environmental parameters. E I A Methodologies: introduction, Criteria for the selection of EIA Methodology, E I A methods, Ad-hoc methods, matrix methods, Network method Environmental Media Quality Index method, overlay methods, cost/benefit Analysis.

UNIT - II

Assessment of Impact of development Activities on Vegetation and wildlife, environmental Impact of Deforestation – Causes and effects of deforestation.

UNIT - III

Procurement of relevant soil quality, Impact prediction, Assessment of Impact significance, Identification and Incorporation of mitigation measures.

UNIT - IV

Environmental Audit & Environmental legislation objectives of Environmental Audit, Types of environmental Audit, Audit protocel, stages of Environmental Audit, onsite activities, evaluation of Audit data and preparation of Audit report, Post Audit activities.

UNIT - V

The Environmental Protection Act, The water Act, The Air (Prevention & Control of pollution Act.), Motor Act, Wild life Act. Case studies and preparation of Environmental Impact assessment statement for various Industries.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Larry Canter – Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw-Hill Publications
• 2. Environmental Impact Assessment, Barthwal, R. R. New Age International Publications

REFERENCES:

• 1. Environmental Pollution by R.K. Khitoliya S. Chand, 2014.
• 2. Glynn, J. and Gary, W. H. K. - Environmental Science and Engineering, Prentice Hall Publishers
• 3. Suresh K. Dhaneja - Environmental Science and Engineering, S.K. Kataria & Sons Publication. New Delhi.
• 4. Bhatia, H. S. - Environmental Pollution and Control, Galgotia Publication (P) Ltd, Delhi.
• 5. Wathern, P. – Environmental Impact Assessment: Theory & Practice, Publishers- Rutledge, London, 1992. B.TECH. CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING