Unit –I 7AG6-60.2
Environmental Engineering and Disaster Management
Programme Educational Objective
a) To impart students with strong knowledge base through theory
courses and sessional that makes them suitable for industries, academics, research and consultancies.
b) To develop students analytical,
computational and research skills through assignments, weekly presentations
and modeling software.
c) To train the students on
developing practical, efficient and cost effective solutions on problems
and challenges on environmental sciences and engineering.
d) To inculcate among students sensitivity towards social and corporate responsibilities.
Programme
e) To inculcate the basics of water supply, purification and treatment.
f). To inculcate the basics concepts of waste water treatment, its design and management.
g) To provide an overview of waste generation, waste characterization and waste management processes.
h) To impart knowledge on solid waste management
with particular emphasis on municipal solid waste management which includes
different waste processing options such as pyrolysis,
composting, and incineration; designing and operating sanitary landfill.
i) To enrich knowledge about characteristics of hazardous wastes and their management.
j) To make learners focus on energy recovery from biomass, agricultural and industrial wastes
for production of biogas, ethanol, methanol and hydrogen
k) To impart knowledge on industry specific solid waste management practices.
l) To provide an overview about the concept of land degradation and land reclamation
1) Environmental
engineering has
immense scope in India for professionals who are qualified in
chemical, biological, thermal, radioactive or even mechanical engineering as environmental
engineering is a diverse field and requires people from diverse
background.
2) 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
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.
For example, housing specialists planning a low-income housing project in a
disaster-prone area have the opportunity (and an obligation) to mitigate the
impact of a future disaster if the houses incorporate disaster resistant construction technologies.
In the same manner,
agricultural development projects must be planned in such a way that they help
stem environmental degradation and thus lower the farmer’s vulnerability to
losses from droughts, floods, cyclones,
or other natural hazards. In fact, in dealing with natural hazards, the
vast majority of disaster management
activities are related to development projects; only a small portion are
related to emergency response.
Of course, 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.
- DM scope and objectives,
elements, Natural/man-made
Disasters,
- Victims, Relief Systems,
- Phases of Disaster
Response/Relief Operations, Government’s Role,
- Refugee Assistance Models,
- Prevention and Mitigation
Tools, Preparedness Tools,
- Tools of Post-Disaster
Management, Mapping,
- Aerial Photography and Remote
Sensing,
- Information Management,
- Logistics, Epidemiology
1)
To develop environmental
scientists and engineers and sensitize them towards environmental issues.
2)
To acquire analytical skills
in assessing environmental impacts through a multidisciplinary approach.
3)
To identify environmental
problems and solutions through organized
research.
4) To improve the communication and writing skill so as to face the competitive world.
5) Define and explain the significance of terms and parameters frequently used in water supply engineering and wastewater management.
6)
Evaluate the influence of
the different parameter in design and treatment of water treatment plant (water quality parameters) and
wastewater treatment plant (wastewater
characteristics).
7) Understand the uses of pumps and their applications in rural, urban and industrial sectors. Uses of pumps for raw water supply and wastewater supply. Its capacity calculations, costing, head loss, total head etc.
8) Basic methodology for water treatment (viz., sedimentation, coagulation, flocculation,
filtration, disinfection and water softening) and wastewater treatment (screening, grit
chambers, sedimentation, biological treatment and chemical treatment)
9) Assess
methods employed for water reuse, wastewater reclamation and reuse,
characterization of wastewater and storm water control.
10) Give design for unit operations specific to wastewater treatment. Operation, control and monitoring of wastewater treatment facilities. Particular emphasis is given to the following areas:
- Pretreatment practices and methodology
- Biological treatment kinetics
- Activated sludge, extended aeration and sequencing batch reactors
- Aerobic and aerated lagoons
- Oxygen utilization and aeration
- Trickling filters
12) An ability to recognize
waste minimization and source reduction, assess and describe the procedure for
solid and hazardous waste identification and characterization and various waste processing options.
13) Define and elucidate the
management, treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes.
14) Skill to assess and develop
physical/chemical/biological treatment
techniques for the control of hazardous wastes.
15)
Skill to address and describe solid waste
management including landfill operation.
16) Skill to manage industry specific solid waste
issues.
17) Ability to design and execute land reclamation projects.
18) Ability to apply ecological concepts in reclamation of degraded lands.
Summary of our Chapter
The course
focuses on the causes of disasters and how to minimize their impact. The course
enables student to learn different areas of disaster management, which includes
management of the situation, response to the needs of the people and the area,
evacuation process, distribution of food and medical care for the injured
people. During the course student will be introduced to environmental systems,
field operations and organizational management, and as Disaster Management.
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