Contents Foreword Preface 1 Earthquakes 2 Structural Design Aspects in Earthquake Disaster Prevention 3 Distribution of Earthquakes around the World 4 Mitigation programmes in India Pertaining to Earthquakes 5 Earthquake Hazard Exposure Analysis 6 Landslides 7 Tsunamis 8 Occurrence of Tsunamis Around the World 9 Tsunami Forecasting 10 The Role of Public Education and Awareness Programmes in Tsunami Mitigation and Management 11 Forest Fires 12 Cyclones 13 Climates 14 Floods 15 Droughts 16 Famine 17 Hurricane 18 Tornadoes 19 Volcanoes 20 Manmade Hazards Bibliography References AppendixThe book contains several aspects of natural disasters man made hazards their mitigation and management It covers a broad spectrum of topics from the elementary understanding for the general public to the more advanced conceptual understanding of the prediction prevention warming risk relief rescue mitigation and management of hazards Different chapters are devoted to various aspects of hazards by earthquake tsunami forest fire cyclones deals with climates causes for change in the ocean and atmospheric conditions and ELNINO ENSO and ELNINA Ocean warming as a threat to marine life and the GAIA THEORY floods droughts and famines hurricanes tornadoes volcanic eruptions Pollution of Air land water and coastal regions Hazards pertaining to chemical biological and nuclear weapons are given prominenceSalient Features Water and Climate related disasters Geologically related disasters Accident related disasters Geo engineering studies on global warming green house gases ozone depletion Biologically related disasters Chemical industrial and nuclear related disasters Forest fires and fire hazards 424 pp.

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Title: An Introduction to Disaster Management : Natural Disasters and Man Made Hazards
Publisher: Ikon Books
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 8190849786
ISBN 13: 9788190849784
Binding: Soft cover

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