{"product_id":"natural-hazards-and-disaster-management-vulnerability-and-mitigation","title":"Natural Hazards and Disaster Management: Vulnerability and Mitigation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: R.B. Singh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reprint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788131600337\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 364\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisaster management is a multidisciplinary field encompassing various issues, including monitoring, forecasting, evacuation, search and rescue, relief, reconstruction, and rehabilitation. This book delves into these aspects, emphasizing the shift from disaster response to risk reduction. It provides a comprehensive exploration of vulnerability analysis, which aims to predict and prepare for disasters by focusing on the susceptibility of communities and ensuring readiness from people, institutions, and government agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains 22 chapters consisting of conceptual and empirical case studies from India and other developed nations. It combines theory, research, and policy to address disaster vulnerability, mitigation, monitoring, and forecasting. Topics include vulnerability analysis, climate change, community participation, and disaster mitigation. The book offers valuable insights for students, researchers, and professionals in fields such as geography, environmental studies, disaster management, civil engineering, and policy science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eI. Introduction and Emerging Technology\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction to Natural Hazards and Disasters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurrent Situations and Problems in Application of Remote Sensing to Disaster Monitoring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimating Changes in Regional Snow Water Equivalent Using GIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eII. Tsunami Disaster\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col start=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Role of Physical and Socio-Economic Variables in the Catastrophic Loss Due to the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 26 December 2004\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTsunami Disaster in India: Warning, Responses, Impacts and Mitigation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIII. Earthquake Disaster\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeological-Geomorphic Systems and Geodynamic Hazard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeismic Vulnerability of Delhi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCo-Seismic Ground Deformation and Source Parameters of Mani M7.9 Earthquake Inferred from Spaceborne D-InSAR Observation Data\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIV. Glacier, Snow and Mountain Disasters\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col start=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpatial Patterns of Snout Fluctuations in Himalayan Region\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater Resources Sustainability in the Context of Increasing Disasters in the Himalaya-Gangetic Region\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlaciology, Needs, Potential and Programmes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eV. Flood Disaster\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col start=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonitoring, Mapping and Mitigation of Flood Disaster in India Using Remote Sensing and GIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEconomic Value of Floods with Particular Reference to Barotse Flood Plains of Western Zambia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterdisciplinary Approach to Understanding, Forecasting and Management of Floods\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlood Hazard Mapping Projects in Asian Countries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudy of Flood Disaster and Prevention Countermeasures of Heilongjiang Province\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eVI. Climate Change Vulnerability\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col start=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClimate Change and Vulnerability in Indian Agriculture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHolocene Sea Level Change and Its Impact Upon the Physical Environment of Digha Sankarpur Coastal Tract, West Bengal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eVII. Community Participation in Disaster Mitigation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col start=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Perspective Post-Mortem of Natural Disaster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunity Participation in Disaster Mitigation in India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunity-Based Disaster Management: Indian Experience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean: A Case Study of Hurricane Katrina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eR.B. Singh\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Reader in the Department of Geography at Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. With over 26 books and 150 research papers, he is a leading authority in the fields of disaster management, GIS, remote sensing, environmental studies, and urban development. Dr. Singh has received several international research awards, including the UNESCO\/ISSC Research and Study Grants Award in Social and Human Sciences. He has presented papers in more than 30 countries and is actively involved in global discussions on geography and disaster management.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50031302803760,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9788131600337","price":842.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/71az6-RQ2OL.jpg?v=1756392332","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/natural-hazards-and-disaster-management-vulnerability-and-mitigation","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}