Isbn: 9788178802435 - Modern Encyclopaedia of Disaster and Hazard Management (set of 5 Vols.) (4 results)

Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Vol. I Introduction to Disaster Management 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. Vol. II Global Disasters Vulnerability and Precautionary Principle Preface. 1. Vulnerability to natural disaster. 2. Disasters vulnerability equity and global environmental change. 3. Vulnerability to global environmental change. 4. Risk analysis and risk management. 5. Precautionary principle. 6. Applications of the precautionary principle. Glossary of terms. Bibliography. Index. Vol. III Disaster Management in the 21 Century Preface. 1. Introduction to risk management. 2. The dignity of risk. 3. Risk management for global environmental change. 4. Risk and imagining alternative futures. 5. Precautionary principle and posterity. 6. Standards and changing world of risk. 7. Managing risk for poor people. 8. The precautionary principle. 9. Precaution principle for environmental management. 10. Feminity and technological risk perception. Glossary of terms. Bibliography. Index. Vol. IV Disaster Vulnerability and Management in Global Perspective Preface. 1. Man made disasters an overview. 2. Issues in disaster mitigation. 3. Economic crises and natural disasters. 4. Crises and disasters. 5. Hazards crises and disasters in recent times. 6. Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean. 7. Disasters in Africa. 8. Disasters in Asia and the Pacific. 9. Disasters in Europe. 10. Disasters in the Polar areas. 11. Disasters in North America. 12. Emergency aid and development. Appendix. Glossary of terms. Bibliography. Index. Vol. V Disaster Management in India Relevant Acts and Rules Preface. 1. India's High Powered Committee (HPC) for preparation of disaster management plans (Interior) 2000. 2. Disaster management a comprehensive approach road map for a Plan Preparation Process (PPP). 3. Model state disaster management act. 4. Rules for the manufacture use import export and storage of hazardous micro organisms genetically engineered organisms or cells. 5. The Environment (Protection) Act 1986. 6. The coastal regulation zone notification. 7. National water (Prevention and control of pollution) rules 1975 National Water (Prevention and control of pollution) rules 1975. 8. The public liability insurance rules 1991. 9. National Maritime Zones Act. 10. The environment (Protection) rules 1986. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. In fact disasters are followed by a great loss of livers property environment and physical infrastructure. Basically hazards and disasters can be classified in two categories natural and man made. The occurrence of natural disasters like floods earthquake tsunami tornado landslides drought etc. cannot be prevented while man made disasters can be avoided by meticulous planning and precautions. With population explosion urbanisation and other commercial activities have grown up tremendously. As such man has started misuse abuse and overuse of natural resources. Deforestation tourism and other activities in snow clad areas or coastal zones industrialisation etc. have dwindled the ecobalance. Green house gases and industrial and vehicle smoke has caused ozone layer depletion. Nuclear tests in oceans and underground production of hazard chemical products has added to the problem of environmental pollution. These man made hazards have posed a challenge for survival of life (both fauna and flora) on the earth. Keeping in view the massive destruction need was felt for disaster and hazard management. Thus forewarning systems are developed. And arrangements are being made.…

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