Disaster management /
edited by Vinod K. Sharma
- 2nd ed.
- New Delhi : Scientific International, 2013.
- x, 373 p. : ill., maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS: SECTION 1. Disaster risk reduction in India-- 1. UN-IDNDR --Global Initiativefor Disaster Risk Reduction-- 2. Natural Disasters vis-a-visNational Development-- 3. Impact of natural disasters on environment and development: Examples from Himalaya and eastern and western Ghats-- 4. Natural disaster management in National Development --an Indian perspective-- 5. Flood management in India-- 6. Flood mitigation practices in India-- 7. Disaster Management in India : a community perspective-- 8. Action plan for earthquake disaster mitigation-- 9. Basic principles and elements of disaster mitigation-- 10. Functioning of disaster management organization and methodology to cope with disasters in India-- 11. Climate Change and Natural Disasters -- SECTION 2. CASE STUDIES-- 12. Drought management through anticipatory multidimentional approaches- a case study 13. Drought in Rajasthan and Gujarat (1999-2000 and 2000-01)-- 14. Natural disaster rehabilitation housing and structural mitigation and case study for earthquake affected areas-- 15. Case study in India: diagnosis, repair and strengthening of damaged buildings-- 16. Gujarat Earthquake --emerging issues and lessons for future-- 17. Cyclone disaster management in coastal district of Andhra Pradesh -a case study-- 18. Managing Natural Disasters -The Lessons from Orissa Super Cyclone-- 19. Natural Disasters-Tropical Cyclones-- 20. Lessons Learned From Sikkim Earthquake.