About the Book-
The aim of writing this book Fundamentals of Disaster Management is to empower the students, researches, administrators and decision makers by providing in-depth knowledge of services to be rendered in disasters. The science of disasters management and responsibilities to be undertaken in disasters are described including the policy, planning, organizational, operational, and related matters. The book covers all the tasks of implementation of the initiative of inculcating the culture of preparedness in the community.
The book includes how natural and human induced disasters occur. What, how, when and by whom what should be done before, during and after disasters. The book highlights the impacts of disasters on life and economy and provides concise information for its management. The monitoring, forecasting of disasters and role of ministries and departments are explained. How the rescue and rehabilitation to be undertaken to meet the day to day need of affected people is also described. The book will be of interest to students, faculty, community leaders, disaster managers, social workers, media personnel, bureaucrats and the citizen.
The Volume I: Risk Management consists of chapters on Observing Systems, Natural Disasters, Human Induced Disasters, Slow-onset Disasters, Risk Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Methods of Dissemination, Forecasting Natural Disasters, Early Warning System, Long Term Planning for Disaster Reduction and Technologies for Disaster Management.
"Fundamentals of Disaster Management Volume I: Risk Management"
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