{"id":17190,"date":"2025-04-02T16:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civileng.helashop.lk\/?page_id=17190"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:32:26","slug":"ce5750","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/ce5750\/","title":{"rendered":"CE5750"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17190\" class=\"elementor elementor-17190\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade1cf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ade1cf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de5443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4de5443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n    table {\n        border: 1px solid black;\n        font-family: Verdana;\n        font-size: 12pt;\n        border-collapse: collapse;\n        width: 100%;\n    }\n    td, th {\n        border: 1px solid black;\n        padding: 5px;\n        text-align: left;\n    }\n    @media screen and (max-width: 600px) {\n        table {\n            display: block;\n            overflow-x: auto;\n            white-space: nowrap;\n        }\n    }\n<\/style>\n<table style=\"border-color: black; 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Assessment hrs.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"108\">\n<p>20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"113\">\n<p>-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<p>-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"116\">\n<p>20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"184\">\n<p>60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\n<p><strong>Course Aim: <\/strong>To impart knowledge on fundamentals of disaster management including the origin, occurrence, and mitigation of natural and man-made hazards, and to emphasize the importance of sustainable development and planning for disaster risk mitigation.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Intended Learning Outcomes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>explain <\/strong>elements of disaster management, the disaster management cycle and the importance of sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>describe <\/strong>the origin, occurrence and mitigation of natural and man-made hazards.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>appraise <\/strong>and <strong>analyze <\/strong>the compounding and multi hazard scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>assess <\/strong>hazard, vulnerability and risk of a disaster event and <strong>formulate <\/strong>a disaster risk mitigation plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>demonstrate <\/strong>and <strong>communicate <\/strong>disaster risk mitigation plans to the stakeholders.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\n<p><strong>Course Content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Introduction to disaster management: <\/strong>Elements of disaster management, hazard classification, compound- and multi-hazards<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Risk assessment and management &ndash; <\/strong>Introduction to disaster risk, strategies for disaster risk assessment and management, Agencies involved in disaster risk reduction.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Geological hazards: <\/strong>Landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions - origin, occurrence, and mitigation<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Coastal hazards: <\/strong>Tsunami, storm surges, sea level rise, erosion and sedimentation - origin, occurrence, and mitigation<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Hydrological and meteorological hazards: <\/strong>Floods, droughts, cyclones, tornadoes, tropical storms, lightning, - origin, occurrence and mitigation<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Anthropogenic\/other hazards: <\/strong>Oil and toxic material spills and other industrial hazards, pollution, nuclear hazards, climate change\/global warming, terror, over-population, fire hazard and biological hazards<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Emergency management &ndash; <\/strong>Goals of emergency management, Emergency management plan, Situational assessment tool (S-W-O-T), TOWS matrix, Decision support system (Analytic Hierarchy Process)<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Group project : <\/strong>To formulate a disaster risk mitigation plan for the assigned scenario and communicate the same.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\n<p><strong>Teaching \/Learning Methods:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Classroom lectures, group exercises<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\n<p><strong>Assessment Strategy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"308\">\n<p>Continuous Assessment<\/p>\n\n<p>40%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" width=\"555\">\n<p>Final Assessment<\/p>\n\n<p>60%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"308\">\n<p>Details:<\/p>\n<p>Group project - presentation and report&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 40%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"141\">\n<p>Theory (%)<\/p>\n\n<p>60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"267\">\n<p>Practical (%)<\/p>\n\n<p>-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"147\">\n<p>Other (%)<\/p>\n\n<p>-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" width=\"863\">\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ranke, U. (2016). <em>Natural Disaster Risk Management<\/em>, Springer.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wisner, B., Blaikie, P., Cannon, T. and Davis, I. (2003). A<em>t Risk: natural hazards, people&rsquo;s vulnerability and disasters<\/em>, Second edition, Taylor and Francis Group.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semester: 8 Course Code: CE5750 Course Name: Disaster Management Credit Value: 2 (Notional hours: 100) Prerequisites: None Core\/Optional Optional Hourly Breakdown Lecture hrs. Tutorial hrs. Practical hrs. Assignments hrs. 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