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Design Of Disaster Management Centre
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Disaster Management is the systematic observation and analysis of
disasters to improve measures relating to prevention, mitigation,
preparedness, emergency response and recovery. It is also the range of
activities designed to maintain control over disaster and emergency
situations and to provide a framework for helping at-risk persons to
avoid or recover from the impact of the disaster and deals with
situations that occur prior to, during, and after the disaster.
The
term "Disaster Management" encompasses the complete realm of
disaster-related activities. Traditionally people tend to think of
disaster management only in terms of the post-disaster actions taken by
relief and reconstruction officials; yet disaster management covers a
much broader scope, and many modern disaster managers may find
themselves far more involved in pre-disaster activities than in
post-disaster response. This is because many persons who work in the
development field, or who plan routine economic, urban, regional or
agricultural development projects, have disaster management
responsibilities. Disaster management also encompasses the field of
emergency assistance and long-term maintenance for refugees and
displaced persons. The refugee field of disaster management is highly
specialized and requires not only many development skills but also a
broader awareness of political, legal, and humanitarian issues.
The
project is to design a Disaster Management Centre which will serve as a
centre for the operational squad and aid for investigation, assistance
and relief of people affected with disasters. The aim of this project is
to provide disaster management knowledge and skills to enhance the
understanding of good (and bad) disaster preparedness and response and
their reasons for them. This project introduces the main principles of
Disaster Management, with a focus on disaster response in the developing
world.
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