Description

Disasters are common throughout the world, and most countries are facing the problem of heavy losses due to hazards/disasters. There is an urgent need for disaster risk reduction and management, especially in India, where disaster-prone areas are widespread and a major cause of the loss of lives and property. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is a step to introduce the various aspects of disaster management, with special reference to India. The book deals with the subject in a structured manner. Its contents are: • Introduction: Hazard, Disaster and Management • Classification of Hazards/Disasters • Natural Disasters - I: Geological Disasters • Natural Disasters - II: Meteorological and Hydrological Disasters • Anthropogenic or Human-Induced or Man-Made Disasters • Disaster Vulnerability and Risk Assessment • Disaster Management Cycle • Geo-spatial Technologies in Disaster Management: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS • Role of International Organizations/Agencies in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management • Disaster Risk Management in India • Stakeholders of Disaster Management in India • Case Studies This book is based on the model syllabus pescribed by UGC and it will be useful not only for the students of undergraduate classes but also for management students. All the aspects of disaster management have been discussed, therefore, it will also be helpful to planners, administrators, social scientists, and to the general public. CONTENTS 1 Introduction: Hazard, Disaster and Management 2 Classification of Hazards/Disasters 3 Natural Disasters - I: Geological Disasters 4 Natural Disasters - II: Meteorological and Hydrological Disasters 5 Anthropogenic or Human-Induced or Man-Made Disasters 6 Disaster Vulnerability and Risk Assessment 7 Disaster Management Cycle 8 Geo-spatial Technologies in Disaster Management: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS 9 Role of International Organizations/Agencies in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management 10 Disaster Risk Management in India 11 Stakeholders of Disaster Management in India 12 Case Studies ABOUT THE AUTHOR / EDITOR H.M. Saxena, a senior geographer and a member of Rajasthan College Education Service since 1967, served as a Lecturer, Head of the Postgraduate Department of Geography, Principal and finally Joint Director, College Education, Government of Rajasthan. Dr Saxena is the author of many books, notable among them are Transport Geography, Economic Geography, Marketing Geography, Environmental Geography, Environmental Management, Dictionary of Physical Geography and Geography of Rajasthan.