Contents Preface. 1. Disaster an introduction. 2. Disaster through ages. 3. Apartheid forced removals a man made disaster. 4. Human behaviour and disaster review and response. 5. Environmentally sound management of solid wastes and sewage related issue. 6. Natural hazards research. 7. New face of disaster wars mortality poverty. 8. Industrial disasters/Hazards. 9. Disaster Management Act India. 10. Disaster survey and assessment. 11. Disaster training and control planning. Appendices. Glossary of terms. Bibliography. Index. A disaster is defined as a serious disruption of the functioning of society causing widespread human material or environmental losses which exceed the ability of affected society to cope on its own resources. In fact this clearly implies that the poor people/society are the most vulnerable to hazards/disasters as they posses fewer resources and have very limited capacity to prevent or cope with the impacts. No doubts the sheer scope of the social and economic impacts of natural approach to dealing with the concept of risk and vulnerability in modern societies. Also the social and economic costs of disasters very widely and are difficult to estimate on a global basis. This book is an attempt in the direction of collating some valuable information on vital aspects of disasters and disaster management. 262 pp.

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Title: Introduction to Disaster Management
Publisher: Rajat, New Delhi
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 8178802783
ISBN 13: 9788178802787
Binding: Hardbound
Edition: New
Condition: As New

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