Disaster Management and Sustainable Development : Emerging Issues and Concerns

Contents Foreword. Introduction. 1. Disaster management and sustainable development/Michael P. Shiromony. 2. Natural disasters in India a case study of droughts in India and its management strategies/Bupinder Zutshi. 3. Taming the river concerns and policies in managing the floods/S. Sreekesh. 4. Human dimensions of tropical cyclones Indian scenario/N.C. Jana. 5. Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project environmental issues/A. Subramanyam Raju. 6. Disaster risk management safeguarding the interest of poor/Rajeev Kumar Jha. 7. Disaster relief and the Indian armed forces an appraisal/S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni. 8. A shift of paradigm from relief and rehabilitation to disaster preparedness an explanatory analysis of District Disaster Management and Response Plan Burdwan in West Bengal/Santanu Dutta. 9. Post 9 11 Malaysia India relations an environmental security perspective/Sharifah Munirah Alatas. 10. The role of mass media in Hazard mitigation and disaster management/Amit Rahul. 11. Environment and consumer global quest for sustainable consumption/Sheetal Kapoor. 12. India's border management and man made disasters their impact on national security/Rajesh Anand and Harvir Sharma. Bibliography. Index. Disasters occur frequently in different parts of the world because of climate change. In fact no place on this earth is free from disasters. India is highly disaster prone and suffers untold misery irreparable damage to property and environment. Every year crores of rupees are spent by the government in mitigating the effects of these disasters. There has been some achievement but much more much has to be done. At the present juncture of development environment conflict it is necessary to sensitize people to cope with suddenly changing situations. The time has come to incorporate the science of natural disaster management within the framework of development and educational curricula to create a broad awareness level in this crucial field. Twelve papers on different aspects of disasters are presented and analyzed for sustainable development. The contributors belong to diversified disciplines ranging from geographers and defence experts to social scientists and human rights professionals. The present book will fulfil the long felt needs of people engaged in the field of disaster management. 230 pp.…