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Wiley India Disaster Management Future Challenges And Opportunities 2020 by Jagbir Singh
The speed and enormity of sudden disasters has forced man to react in a speedy way to come to the rescue of the people involved. The following factors are necessary to accomplish this. The exact location of the disaster site and the type of disaster, as these determine the sort of aid required.
This book will provide a broad range of critical and practical ideas and intensive information with latest data regarding Disaster Management at local, regional, national and international levels.
About the Author
Jagbir Singh is the Head, Dept. of Geography, Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi, India. For the past fourteen years he has concerned himself with deeper issues involving environmental disasters (both natural and manmade), environmental ecology and sustainability. The use of Remote Sensing, GPS and GIS has enabled him to work at local, national and international levels. He has received scholarships to attend international conferences in Sweden, U.S.A., Australia, Uzbekistan, Singapore and Malaysia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1: Natural Disaster Management
Fire Disaster: Challenges, Opportunities and its Management–A Case Study of Australia
Challenges of Flood Disaster Management: A Case Study Noida
Global Warming: Challenges for Food Security in India
Landslide Disasters and its Management
Flood Disaster: Its Impact, Challenges and Management in India
Earthquake Hazard Management
Section 2: Man Made Disasters
Temporal Transport Hazard Dynamics: A Case Study of Delhi
Solid Waste Management: Post-Disaster
Preliminary Assessment of Impact of Tsunami on the Nutrient and Sediment Dynamics in the Pichavaram Mangrove Ecosystem, India
AIDS: Health Disaster, Challenges and its Management in Delhi
A Threat of Bio-terrorism in Mega Cities
Antibacterial Activity of Some Botano-Extracts Against Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Pseudomonas syringae
Technological Hazards: Man-Made Disasters
Climate Change and Vulnerability of Coastal Mega Cities
Fire Hazard Management in Urban Areas
Section 3: Role of Technology in Disaster Management
Future Applications and Challenges of Remote Sensing, GPS and GIS in Disaster Management in India
Fire Disaster and its Possible Management through GIS Technology in Delhi
Avalanches Problem in India and the Role of GIS, Remote Sensing and Information Technology in its Mitigation
Section 4: Community Preparedness
Vulnerability Analysis and Mitigation: Key to Disaster Management
Partnership Development with VBOs in Disaster Management in Delhi
The Impact of Tsunami on the Groundwater Quality in Tamilnadu, South East Coast of India
Role of Tourism Business Firms in Disaster Management Strategies
Impact of Tsunami on Coastal Zones
Challenges and Opportunities to Disaster Management in India