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M.S.W.: Part I Sem. II Elective Paper No 2.2 Total Credits: 4 |
ENVIRONMENT STUDIES AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT |
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Specific Objectives: |
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1. To develop an understanding of Disasters and Disaster Management, Displacement and Rehabilitation 2. To gain knowledge of various disaster management strategies 3. To learn the international and national policies, and institutional mechanisms in disaster and rehabilitation services 4. To introduce various disasters and displacements that have occurred in India and their management 5. To study the role of Social Work Practice in Disaster Management and Rehabilitation 6. Critically examine the rehabilitation policies. 7. To familiarize the students with the scope of intervening in sorting out the issues of displacement and rehabilitation |
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Lectures |
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Unit – I |
Disaster Management - Core Concepts |
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Disaster: Definition, Meaning - Concept of Hazard and Risk. |
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Vulnerability and Disaster, Types and Classification of Disasters, Nature Induced Disasters and Human-Induced Disasters. |
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Disaster Management Cycle Disaster Management Cycle: Mitigation and prevention, Preparedness, Prediction and Early warning, Rescue and Relief, Impact assessment, Response, Recovery, Reconstruction; Disaster Risk Reduction. |
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Community-Based Disaster Management (CBDRM); Gate Keeping, Advocacy and Networking; Levels of Intervention – Individual, Community and Societal - National Disaster Profile. |
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Unit - II |
Post Disaster Intervention |
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Interventions, Post trauma care and counselling including grief counselling with survivors, |
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Integrated Disaster Management Approach, Institutional and Non- Institutional Care for the Survivors. |
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Case Studies: Mumbai Serial Blasts: A case Study, Air strike on World Trade Center in New York on 11th September 2001, Mander Devi Temple disaster, Slow Disasters (famine, drought, epidemics) and Rapid Onset Disasters (Air Crash, tidal waves, Tsunami), Road accidents. |
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Role of the Central and the State Governments, Local bodies, Community, Media, International and National Non-Governmental Organizations, Charitable Trusts, Educational Institutions, Voluntary Organizations, Community Based Organizations, Youth groups, and Others in Disaster Management. |
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Unit - III |
Displacement |
15 |
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Meaning and concept of displacement, types of displacement, causes and consequences of displacement. |
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A Case Analysis: Irrigation projects, Industrial projects, Hydroelectric projects, Mining projects. |
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Impact of Displacement on Indigenous People |
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Basic Concepts of Rehabilitation and Resettlement: theory of R & R developed by Michael Cernea, model of Michael Cernea |
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UNIT IV |
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Legal Framework |
15 |
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Institutional Arrangement and Legal Framework: Preparation of Community Development Activities for displaced people. |
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The Forest Policy |
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The Land Acquisition Act (LAA), |
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Wildlife (Protection Act), 1972 |
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UNIT V |
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Rehabilitation procedures |
15 |
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Policies, assessing the livelihood loss. |
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Livelihood impact assessment and skill mapping surveys |
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Income restoration strategies |
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Training strategy for skill upgradation |
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UNIT VI |
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Participatory Approach in Resettlement &Rehabilitation |
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Use of participation in resettlement, participatory tools for resettlement planning. |
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Institutional arrangement for resettlement, |
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Role of NGOs/CBOs and other local, state, national and international organizations for rehabilitation. |
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Monitoring and evaluation of R&R interventions. |
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- Teacher: Dr. Munkir Mujawar