Description
This book on “Disaster Management” deals with different types of disasters, their basic concepts, impacts, preparedness, capacity building, prevention, mitigation, response relief, hazards, vulnerability, and disaster prone areas in India.
This books deals natural disaster like, earthquakes, floods, cyclones, avalanches, droughts, forest fires, volcanic eruptions, landslides, extreme temperature etc. and also man-made disaster like, industrial accidents, fires, refugee situation, chemical and industrial hazard, nuclear radiation, major power breakdown, desertification etc.
The book cover the syllabi of different Universities and model syllabus of AICTE.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to disaster Management ( Concepts and Definitions).
Chapter 2: Disaster Classification.
Chapter 3: Natural Disasters.
Chapter 4: Man-Made Disasters.
Chapter 5: Disaster Preparedness and Management.
Chapter 6: Disaster Mitigation.
Chapter 7: Disaster Prone ( Hazard Vulnerable) Areas In India.
Chapter 8: Risk Assessment and its Management.
Chapter 9: Disaster Impacts.
Chapter 10: Environmental Challenges.
Chapter 11: Disaster, Environment and Development.
Chapter 12: Legislation and Government Role on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Author
S.C. Sharma after graduation in 1966 joined as lecturer in Mechanical Engineering. He had been associated for more than 4 decades in various fields including learning and management of projects in India and abroad in different capacities. While working Hydro power projects for more than 15 years he has actively associated with various environmental and rehabilitation & resettlement issues and successfully resolved various complicated issues. He has also worked as consultant for matters related to safety, environment and R & R. He has written about a dozen books on subjects related to engineering and management including management of projects.
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