CE3047 Coastal Hazards and Mitigation Syllabus:

CE3047 Coastal Hazards and Mitigation Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To provide students understanding of the materials and processes associated with the major natural hazards: floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides and other coastal hazards
 To be able to mitigate these hazards based on case studies and respond in the event of a disaster by appropriate strategies.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Introduction to Environmental and Human induced hazards – Natural vs. Man-made hazard – Hazard and disaster, vulnerability, resilience – coping mechanisms

UNIT II COASTAL HAZARDS

Coastal hazards- Tsunami, Cyclones, Earthquakes, Storm surges, Coastal erosion, Floods, Sea Level Rise–Technological Hazards – causes – impacts – responses – mitigation strategies – early warning systems

UNIT III LAW AND POLICY

Disaster management law and policy in India – changing pattern of disaster management in India – response and recovery framework – enabling institutions– institutional coordination

UNIT IV ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION

Coastal Hazards Adaptation Strategy – Adaptation indigenous knowledge – Sectoral adaptations – Disaster risk response frameworks – Mapping and planning for disaster -Community based disaster Mitigation Measures – Indigenous knowledge for disaster Mitigation – NDMA guidelines

UNIT V CASE STUDIES

Case studies of tsunami (2004 Indian Ocean tsunami), Earthquake (Latur), cyclones (Gaja,2018 Tamlnadu), other cyclones, coastal erosion, oil spills, chemical disasters, nuclear disasters – vulnerability of coastal megacities – lessons from building back better.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to
CO1 Highlight the concepts of hazards and their related physical process
CO2 Remember the concepts of natural and manmade hazards.
CO3 Summarize the adaptation strategy and mitigation measure to coastal hazards
CO4 Explain the various laws and policies involved in – institutional coordination of India.
CO5 Manage the hazards based on case studies and respond in the event of a disaster by appropriate strategies.

REFERENCES

1. Bryant, E., “Natural Hazards”, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2006.
2. Rajib Shaw and RR Krishnamurthy, “Disaster Management: Global Challenges Local Solutions” University Press, 2009
3. National Disaster Management Agency – Guidelines issued by NDMA such as for earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, chemical disasters etc. www.ndma.gov.in
4. National Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI. http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/ Regularly issued guidelines and training materials especially for disaster management policy, reconstruction of buildings etc
5. United Nations office for Disaster Risk Reduction www.unisdr.org various publications and guidelines that are constantly updated
6. Asia Disaster Preparedness Centre. Publications specific to disaster preparedness and response in Asia. www.adpc.net