Natural Disasters and Management
Geophysical Engineering
Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Disasters and Management | JFZ634 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Spring | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Oya ÇAKIN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) What are the natural disasters? How do they happen?
2) Examples ans statistics from Turkey and the World
3) Concept of vulnerability. Relationship between the natural disasters and urbanization and development.
4) Phases of disaster management. Concepts of risk and emergency management
5) Jurisdiction and responsibilities of stakeholders in disaster management system.
6) Methods of risk transfer.
7) Laws, rules and legislations of disaster management system in Turkey.
8) Mitigation measures- Earthquake Hazard Hunt, Family Disaster Preparedness Plan
9) Structural awareness for seismic safety
10) Non-structural mitigation measures
11) Incident command system and its applications
12) SWOT Analysis and its application on disaster management.
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Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
What are the Disasters? How can they classified? Statistics on disasters in Turkey and all over the World. Fire Protection and Information and Exercises on Fire Extinguisher. Structural Awareness for Seismic Safety. Non-Structural Mitigation Measures. Bussines Continuity. Vision, Mission and Principles of Integrated Disaster Management. Phases of Disaster Management – Introduction to Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation Phases, Risk and Emergency Management Concepts, their advantages and disadvantages. Preparedness Phase – Rapid Response ans Early Warning Systems, Disaster Scenarios, Emergency Action Plans. Response Phase – Search and Rescue, First Aid, Sire Safety, Security Systems. Incident Command System. Recovery Phase – Temporary Residences, Housing, Repairment or replacement of roads,public buildings and bridges, Implementation of Mitigation Measures. Mitigation Phase – Economical Aspets of Disasters, Risk Transfer Systems: Disaster Funds and Insurance, DASK as an example. SWOT Analysis – Information, Methods and Examples. Evaluation of Kocaeli Disaster Management System Evaluation of Istanbul Disaster Management System Stakeholders in Disaster Management Systems (Central and Local Governments, Private Sector, NGOs and Citizens) – Their responsibilities and duties. Legisletion of Disaster Management System in Turkey, evaluation of the situation after 1999 Earthquakes. Evaluation, Comparison and Examples of Disaster Management Systems from different Countries over the World and Turkey
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
20% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required