Disaster Mitigation & Re-construction Engineering

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This studies include information related to damage assessment surveys, strategic and contingency planning, multi-phased reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes for sectoral redevelopment, structural evaluation and condition surveys of damaged buildings, seismic retrofitting of structures, identification of safe havens for the affected people, Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), geo-hazard surveys and GIS/IT based solutions. Pakistan, being a country prone to frequent natural calamities in its diverse landscapes, the need for disaster mitigation and re-construction professionals is on the rise. In this field, employment opportunities are offered in the disaster management departments of government agencies such as fire departments, drought management departments, law enforcement authorities, relief agencies etc. and Insurance companies, industries in the high-risk fields like chemicals, mining, and petroleum which have their own disaster management cells. Re-construction Engineering professionals in the field of disaster management can design buildings that help resist disasters. Graduates in this field can start their own consultancies as well.