Disaster Management - Hardcover

Vinod K. Sharma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9381714312 ISBN 13: 9789381714317

Publisher: Medtech, 2013

Synopsis

The book is the outcome of first Indian-Disaster Management Training Country Workshop organised by IIPA. The workshop was sponsored by UNDP-DHA in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture (Government of India) and Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok. Section 1 of the book contains six theme papers dealing with different aspects of Natural Disasters. Whereas in Section 2, few case studies presented by eminent persons on various types of disasters, viz, Drought, Earthquake and Cyclone have been incorporated. The book has many new chapters which have great relevance in the present time, like Climate Change and Natural Disasters, and few new case studies such as recent Sikkim Earthquake in 2011. The book has many useful informations regarding Natural Disasters such as Disaster History Report, Progress in IDNDR, Concepts and Guidelines of Hazards, and Vulnerability Analysis for Administrators and Academics

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About the Author

Dr. Vinod K. Sharma got his Ph.D. in Ecology from Banaras Hindu University in 1971. His main areas of interest are Natural Resource Management, Ecology and Environment and Natural Disaster Management. He has wide experience of teaching and research in India, Middle East and Northern Africa. He was consultant in a research project at Delaware State College, Dover, USA Dr. Sharma has published more than 72 research papers, written/ edited 10 books and guided a number of Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.Sc. students in various Universities in India and abroad. Prof. Sharma was instrumental in setting up National Centre for Disaster Management in IIPA in 1995 which is now upgraded as National Institute of Disaster Management. Prof. Sharma was Chief of Party of USAID- funded PEER programme for 6 Asian countries from 2003-2006 (India, Nepal Bangladesh, Indonesia, Phillipines and Pakistan). Currently, Dr. Vinod K. Sharma is Professor, Disaster Management in the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, India. (E-mail: profvinod@gmail.com) and Executive Vice Chairman, Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority, gangtok, Govt. of Sikkim Some of his other publications are: Symposium on Advancement of Ecology, 1979 Progress of Ecology, Vol.3, 1979 Progress of Ecology, Vol.4, 1979 Culture of Prevention, 1999 Cyclones in Andhra Pradesh, 2000 India: IDNDR and Beyond 2000 Orissa Super Cyclone, 2001 Drought of Rajasthan, 2001 Drought of Gujarat, 2001 Manual of Natural Disaster Management, 2001 Global Warming: Its Impacts on India,2008

Edition details

• Publisher: Medtech
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9381714312
• ISBN 13: 9789381714317
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 376