Disaster Management and preparedness in civil

Disaster management for engineers

1. Subject Code:GE8071 Subject Name: Disaster Management Batch Year & Semester: IV yr & VII Sem

2. IMPACTS INCLUDING SOCIAL , ECONOMICAL, POLITICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, PSYCHOSOCIAL, ETC

3. Impact of Disaster could be

4. Impact on human life

5. Impact on human Life No activity of loss and damage can ne termed as disaster unless it has a direct impact on humans. The most fragile community on earth is mankind which is susceptible to all kinds of danger and hazards. To offset and reduce the impact of these hazards, humans are evolving themselves. Any loss whether it is of human life or of livestock , its loss of property it has direct bearing on humans. Man is a social animal and cannot live alone. Small groups joined together to form communities and communities grew to form cosmopolitan cities.

6. Some of the impacts on human life can further be listed as follow:- Loss of Human Life . Loss of Livelihood including Households and Property . Displacement . Education .

7. Activity Volcanic Eruptions .

8. Activity

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10.  Loss of Human Life . The worst damage of a disaster is the loss of human life. All the property and households can be recouped with passage of time or with assistance of other communities / donors but life is such a precious thing that its replacement cannot be done. The loosing of a family member has far more lasting bad memories and impacts as compare to any other loss. This leads to social and psychological issues that affect the recovery phase and lengthens the rehabilitation phase. Loss of Livelihood including Households and Property . One of the immediate impact indicators that define the severity of a disaster is the loss of livelihoods of the inhabitants. The earnings of whole life is just washed away in few moments and it affects badly on recovery phase too .

11. Displacement . Result of a disaster could be the temporary or permanent displacement from the affected area to a new location where environment (socially and economically) are not so favourable. Education . Disaster means the complete destruction of not only personal life routine but it also affect on the education badly. Either schools are destructed or if not, these are used to house displaced people. in any case, continuity of education is not there.

12. Impact on Economy The term defines that any calamity which is beyond the capability of local community. It means that sources of income are meager and new opportunities to invest and flourish the business are remote. Rather focus is more on recovery than on prosperity. The economy indicators have to be change and new indicators has to be placed. Though there is a vast requirement of everything but priorities would make it difficult to divert resources on economic and business activities as foremost requirement is to provide immediate relief assistance to the victims.

13. Impact on Ecology and Environment The immediate affect a disaster makes is the change of ecology and environment of the affected area. Some new geological features like lakes can be formed which disturbs the ecological and environmental balance of the area. Destruction of roads, buildings and other infrastructure has its impact on the ecology and environment beside economic impacts.

14. What Is An Environmental Disaster? A natural or human-caused incident which results in a negative or “disastrous” impact upon the environment.

15. Various Types Of Environmental Disasters Agricultural disasters Biodiversity disasters Industrial disasters Human Health disasters Natural disasters Nuclear disasters

16. Agricultural disasters

17. Biodiversity disasters

18. Industrial disasters

19. Human Health disasters

20. Nuclear disasters

21. Psychological Impact Disaster completely changes the way of looking at life. Loss of human life and livelihoods, displacement from ancestors land, discontinuation of education, misery of fellow ones and lack of economic opportunities are few factors which deepens the psychological impact of a disaster. Disaster are known in history by the scale of destruction and losses it resulted .

22. Social Impacts Un employment Poverty Loss of life Migration

23. Health Impacts As basic infrastructure of healthcare is destroyed as a result of a disaster which coupled with poor hygiene and lack of access to basic needs adversely affects the victims. More of the deaths are reported after the immediate impact of a disaster due to health related issues. More precious lives can be saved if immediate health attention is also given to the victims. Permanent injury or loss of some limbs as results of disaster would also accentuate the problem.