Subsections
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Introduction to various natural hazards (geological and geophysical –
earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, tsunami; climatic – droughts, heatwaves,
wildfires; hydrological –flood, GLOF; meteorological – cyclones, lightning);
patterns and distribution; climate change and natural hazards.
- Earthquakes: plate tectonics; plate motions and faults; seismic waves;
earthquake magnitude, intensity; paleo-seismicity – evidence
(geomorphological); liquefaction; seismic risk and impact assessment,
hazard zonation; link with other hazards (e.g.,landslides); case studies.
- Landslides: types and processes; causative factors of landslides; mechanics
of landslides; impact assessment; landslide mapping and hazard zonation –
practices;landslide control measures; case studies from Indian & global
scenarios.
- Cyclone and Floods: causes; characteristics of cyclones; flood damages and
impact assessment; flood plain analysis; flood inundation modeling;
minimizing flood hazards.
- Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation: scope, definition - hazard, risk,
exposure capacity, vulnerability, and resilience; qualitative and quantitative
risk assessment; stages of disaster management – preparedness, mitigation,
and prevention; application of various geospatial tools for disaster
mitigation; data driven and physical based hazardmodeling; susceptibility
mapping and prediction; case example of major disasters and lessons learnt.
- GNatural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes.
Edward Keller, Duane DeVecchio, 2015, Pearson Australia, ISBN:
9780321958051, 0321958055.
- Disaster Management and Preparedness, Larry R. Collins, 2000,
CRC Press, ISBN9781138581715.
- Flood Risk Science and Management, Gareth Pender, Hazel
Faulkner, 2010, ISBN:9781444340761.
- The landslide handbook—A guide to understanding landslides. Highland, L.M.,
and Bobrowsky,Peter Reston, 2015, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey.
Environmental Geology, Edward Keller, 2000, Prentice Hall. ISBN
0321643755ISBN-13
