Basic Concepts of Disaster Management — Study Resources & PYQs
Definitions of disaster, hazard, emergency, vulnerability, risk, and disaster dimensions
- Estimated study time: 210 minutes
Study resources
- Disaster.Shiksha - The Vital Role of NGOs in Disaster Management (Article) — Disaster.Shiksha - The Vital Role of NGOs in Disaster Management — selected for the syllabus topic Basic Concepts of Disaster Management.
- Disaster.Shiksha - NGOs in Disaster Management: From Relief to Reconstruction (Article) — Disaster.Shiksha - NGOs in Disaster Management: From Relief to Reconstruction — selected for the syllabus topic Basic Concepts of Disaster Management.
- NIDM — Disaster Risk Management (PDF) — Government of India NIDM material covering disaster-management cycle, prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
- NIDM — Culture of Safety / Disaster Management Cycle (PDF) — Government of India NIDM resource explaining the four phases of the disaster-management cycle and related activities.
Taught in these subjects
- Disaster Management — NCC-6701 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Disaster Management — NCC-5801 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu