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SUBMITTED BY :

VIDYALAKSHMI SAPAM D. MONIKA PRITAM SANJANA KASHYAP AHWAN PATRA BINITA BARUAH

WHAT IS URBAN ?

AN URBAN AREA IS CHARACTERISED BY HIGHER POPULATION DENSITY AND VAST HUMAN FEATURES IN COMPARISION TO AREAS SURROUNDING IT. URBAN AREA MAY BE CITIES, TOWNS OR CONURBATION, BUT THE TERM IS NOT COMMONLY EXTENDED TO RURAL SETTLEMENTS SUCH AS VILLAGES AND HAMLETS.

WHAT IS URBAN RISK ?


URBANISATION HAS BEEN THE EXPANSION OF URBAN POPULATION INTO GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, WHICH ARE FREQUENTLY AFFECTED BY DISASTER EVENTS. THE RESULT IS AN INSREASE VULNERABILITY OF POPULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE CAUSING URBAN RISK.

MISSION..
URBAN DISASTER RISK IS MANAGED AND MITIGATED BY CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF STAKE HOLDERS, USE OF INFORMATION AND HAZARD POTENTIAL, FACILITATING THE STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS AND EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING PROCESS.

PURPOSE..
TO CREATE REACTIVE, RECEPTIVE AND SENSITIVE URBAN COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION CAPABLE OF UNDERTAKING ORGANISED APPROACHES TO MITIGATE AND MANAGE DISASTER RISKS BY TRANSFERING INFORMATION, TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.

TO ADVOCATE FOR SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE AND COMPATIBLE POLICIES WITH FAR SIGHTED COMMUNITIES VALUES, LEGAL MECHANISMS AND INCREASE INVESTMENTS TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE DISASTER RISK. MITIGATION MECHANISMS IN PLACE WITH THE VIEW TO BUILD SAFER URBAN COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION.

TO BECOME A RESOURCE CENTER ON URBAN DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT AND A RECOGNISED CLEARING HOUSE OF INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT AREA.

GRAPH SHOWING RISE IN URBAN RISK IN THE YEARS

REASONS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS RELATED TO URBAN RISK POPULATION :


OVER POPULATION IS DUE TO MIGRATION, DEVELOPMENTS, LACK OF FAMILY PLANNING, etc. LEADS TO SHORTAGE OF DWELLINGS UNITS. INCREASE IN LITERACY RATE. LACK OF JOB OPPURTUNITIES AND CAPITAL. RISK OF TERRORISM DACOITY, THEFT AND MURDER.

REMEDIES :
SIMULTANEOUS OVER POPULATION LEADING TO ROAD ACCIDENTS.

DEVELPOMENT OF RURAL
AREAS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION. NO. OF LITERATES = NO. OF JOB HOLDERS. FAMILY PLANNING SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

HOUSING IN UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS.

TECHNOLOGIES :
DUE TO ADVANCEMENT IN SCIENCE.
SOME DEVELOPMENTS LEAD TO GLOBAL WARMING. -- CLIMATIC CHANGE. -- FLOOD. -- DROUGHT. -- CHANGE IN ECOSYSTEM. -- ACID RAIN. UNPLANNED DEVELOPMENTS -- LEADS TO WASTAGE OF LANDUSE -- LEADS TO WASTAGE OF MATERIALS AND ENERGY.

VEHICULAR DEVELOPMENTS LIKE CARS, BUSES RUNNING ON NONRENEWABLE ENERGY LEADS TO POLLUTION. FAILURE IN ANY NUCLEAR PROJECTS.

REMEDIES :
PROPER ZONING AND PLANNING BEFORE CONSTRUCTION. MAXIMUM USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY. USE OF GREEN RATED PRODUCTS.

FOLLOW THE BUILDING CODES.


VEHICLES CAN RUN ON CNG GAS TO AVOID POLLUTION AND SAVE NONRENEWABLE SOURCES, MAXIMUM USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT OR TRAVEL ON FOOT. AT MOST PRECAUTIONS WHILE HANDLING LIFE RISKING PROJECTS.

HOSPITAL

WASTE :

DUE TO IMPROPER AND UNHYGIENIC

DISPOSAL
OF MEDICATED MATERIALS. LACK OF PROPER ATTENTION AND CARE.

REMEDIES :
-- PROPER TREATMENT OF WASTE MATERIALS BEFORE DISPOSALS. -- MAINTAIN HYGIENE. -- WASTE PRODUCTS SHOULD BE CATAGORISED ACCORDING TO THEIR TYPES BEFORE DISPOSAL.

-- WASTE BINS SHOULD BE WIDELY USED.

FIRE :
MANMADE FIRE IS CAUSED DUE TO

CARELESSNESS.
BUILDING FIRES INCREASES DUE TO LACK OF SAFETY MEASURES. FOREST FIRE IS BOTH NATURAL AND MANMADE.

REMEDIES :
-- UPGRADATION OF FIRE FIGHTINGS. -- PROPER MEASURE SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR FIRE SAFETY.

-- BUILDING CODES SHOULD BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED.


-- AT MOST PRECAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN AT RESIDENTIALS, COMMERCIALS, INSTITUTIONALS, INDUSTRIALS SECTORS.

-- GLOBAL WARMING SHOULD BE REDUCED TO AVOID FOREST FIRE.

OIL SPILLS :
OIL SPILLS ARE CAUSED DUE TO

CARELESSNESS.
DUE TO CHEMICAL REACTIONS. IT MAINLY HAMPERS MARINE LIFE.

REMEDIES:
-- PROPER TRANSPORTATIONS AND TECHNIQUES SHOULD BE USED TO TRANSFER OILS. -- OIL CARRYING PIPES SHOULD BE MADE OF NON REACTIVE AND STRONG MATERIALS.. -- TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID

ACCIDENTS..

DEFORESTATION
:
CAUSED DUE TO CUTTING DOWN OF TREES FOR DEVELOPMENT

OF INFRASTUCTURE.
CAUSES POLLUTIONS. SOIL ERROSION. GLOBAL WARMING. REDUCES RAINFALL WATER TABLE REDUCING ADVERSELY RISING THE SEA LEVEL

REMEDIES:

CITY

FLOOD :

LACK OF PROPER DRAINAGE. IMPROPER ZONING AND PLANNING. OVER POPULATION. LACK OF MAINTENANCE. LACK OF GREEN COVER.

REMEDIES :
-- PROPER LAYOUT OF SEWERAGE LINES.
-- AFFORESTATION. -- UPLIFTMENT OF THE MAIN ROADS FOR BETTER TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION.

LANDSLIDE :
CUTTING DOWN OF HILLS AND MOUNTAINS TO CONSTRUCT ROADS FOR DEVELOPMENT (MANMADE). DUE TO IMBALANCE IN THE EARTH CRUST

LANDSLIDES ARE ALSO CAUSED


NATURALLY. LACK OF GREEN COVER.

REMEDIES :
-- PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHILE CUTTING DOWN THE MOUNTAINS OR HILLS SO THAT

GAS BURST. CARBON FOOTPRINT. (BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS). HEALTH HAZARDS. (AIDS, DENGUE, MALARIA, PLAGUE). IMBALANCE IN ECOSYSTEM.

MAJOR CAUSES :
IMPROPER LAND USE. LACK OF CAPITAL. LACK OF JOB OPPURTUNITIES. INCREASE IN POVERTY RATE. LACK OF SANITATION. UNPLANNED EXPANSION.

OVERALL REMEDY :
FOLLOW PROPER RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SPREAD AWARENESS PROGRAM.


PROPER PLANNING.

MAINTAIN HYGIENE. REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING. PLANT MORE TREES.

THANK YOU

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