This document outlines the units of a course on disaster management. Unit I introduces concepts of disasters including classifications, causes, and impacts. It discusses trends such as increasing urban disasters, pandemics, and effects of climate change. Unit II covers approaches to disaster risk reduction including the disaster cycle, prevention/mitigation strategies, and roles of community and local government. Unit III examines relationships between development and disasters, and the importance of indigenous knowledge. Unit IV describes India's hazard and vulnerability profile and components of disaster relief, management, and related policies.