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Discover & Foundation

Learn disaster types, risk zones and management principles.

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Build & Specialize

Train in early warning systems and GIS-based mapping.

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Innovate & Apply

Deploy tech for response, mitigation and resource coordination.

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Lead & Transform

Plan resilient infrastructure and community-led preparedness strategies.

Disaster Management

Understanding Early Warning System and Urban Heat Island Mitigation

This program equips professionals to design urban Early Warning Systems (EWS) for heatwaves and mitigate Urban Heat Islands (UHI) using satellite data, IoT, GIS, AI, naturebased solutions, and policy design. It bridges disaster management and climate-resilient urban planning.

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Disaster Management

Understanding Early Warning System and Urban Heat Island Mitigation

This program equips professionals to design urban Early Warning Systems (EWS) for heatwaves and mitigate Urban Heat Islands (UHI) using satellite data, IoT, GIS, AI, naturebased solutions, and policy design. It bridges disaster management and climate-resilient urban planning.

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Program Structure

Learning Format

Live Session

Duration

8 Week

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Key Points

Why Attend This Course

Cities are warming rapidly and facing frequent extreme weather events. This course empowers you to mitigate urban heat islands and design AI-powered early warning systems using digital twins, microclimate simulations, and emergency preparedness tools.

Career Options

Disaster preparedness consultant, early warning systems engineer, emergency simulation trainer, microclimate data analyst, digital twin developer for urban safety.

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Course Overview

Week 1
Fundamentals of EWS & Urban Heat Stress
Topics:
  • EWS components: risk knowledge, monitoring, communication, response
  • Understanding UHI: urban form, land cover, surface energy balance
Practice:
  • EWS design framework + exposure mapping basics
  • UHI hotspots: satellite imagery introduction
Quiz:
  • Core definitions and global frameworks
Week 2
Urban Heat Mapping Using Satellite Data
Topics:
  • LST (Land Surface Temperature) extraction
  • NDVI/NDBI analysis using Sentinel/Landsat
Lab:
  • Download and process satellite data in QGIS
  • Create a heat vulnerability map for a sample city
Assignment:
  • NDVI and LST correlation report
Week 3
Sensor Networks for Heat and Disaster Monitoring
Topics:
  • IoT sensors for temperature, humidity, flood, wind, etc.
  • LoRa, NB-IoT, and integration with urban SCADA
Lab:
  • Simulate a smart sensor grid
  • Design data dashboard for early heat alerts
Deliverable:
  • Sensor placement plan for urban ward
Week 4
AI and Predictive Modelling for EWS
Topics:
  • ML techniques for heatwave prediction
  • Time-series modelling using past climate & weather data
Lab:
  • Build a basic heatwave alert model in Python
  • Create heat stress threshold logic for mobile alerts
Quiz:
  • Accuracy, thresholds, and model calibration
Week 5
Community-Centric Early Warning Dissemination
Topics:
  • Risk communication strategies
  • Urban vulnerability profiling by age, income, health
  • Low-tech dissemination: SMS, radio, public boards
Case Study:
  • Heat Action Plan (Ahmedabad, India)
Assignment:
  • Build a stakeholder-specific communication matrix
Week 6
UHI Mitigation: Nature-Based Solutions
Topics:
  • Green/blue infrastructure
  • Tree canopies, green roofs, permeable pavements
  • Water-sensitive urban design (WSUD)
Lab:
  • Use GIS to map cooling corridors
  • Estimate cooling impact of green infrastructure
Mini-project:
  • Draft a nature-based UHI intervention map
Week 7
UHI Mitigation: Built Environment & Policy Interventions
Topics:
  • Urban design: material albedo, ventilation paths
  • Building codes, zoning changes for heat resilience
  • Integrating UHI in Master Plans & disaster policies
Exercise:
  • Analyse your city’s planning document for UHI readiness
  • Policy gap matrix submission
Week 8
Integrated Capstone: Heat Resilience & EWS Design
Capstone Project:
  • Design an integrated heatwave early warning system for an Indian city
Components:
  • Predictive model
  • Sensor grid
  • Heat risk zones (GIS)
  • Dissemination plan
  • Nature-based and planning interventions
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