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Disaster Management and Preparedness

by K. K. Singh, A. K. Singh

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  • PublisherPrints Publications Pvt Ltd
  • ISBN-139789393674135
  • BindingHard back
  • Pages295
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Published2022

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Publisher Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
Publication Year 2022
ISBN-13 9789393674135
E-ISBN 9789394791800
Binding Hard back
Number of Pages 295 Pages
Language English
Edition 1st
Dimension (Inches) 7.5"x9.5"
Weight (Grams) 790
Subject Environmental Studies
Category Science, Technology & Medicine

Natural Disasters have always been the underlying factor that uproots or shapes human civilizations. Currently, on account of the high population growth and the consequent urbanisation, the impact of these phenomena is more intrinsically felt. 

While flood and drought are the most common occurrences, landslides triggered by natural causes such as substantial rainfalls, cloudbursts, earthquakes and volcanoes, gravely impact the human settlements.

Hence this book aims at providing a gist of current and relevant information to help counter the adverse effects of such horrendous phenomena through a comprehensive overview of the disaster-related problems that mankind faces today. 

K. K. Singh

Dr. K. K. Singh did his B. Sc. (Ag) Hons. M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science from Agra university, Agra and M. Phil and Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry from A.M.U, Aligarh. He qualified National Eligibility Test- Soil Chemistry/ Fertility and Microbiology in 1995 and NET-1997 in Soil Science- Soil Physics/Soil & Water Conservation. He joined the Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Rajasthan in 1993 as Asst. Argil. Research Officer (Chem.) and presently working at Project Directorate (Research) Agricultural and Soil Survey, Krishi Bhavan, Bikaner.

A. K. Singh

Dr. A K Singh did his M.Sc. in Physics with specialization in Electronics Form Agra University, Agra. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Applied Nuclear Physics - 'Uranium and Radon Studies using Track Etch Detectors' in 1999 from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He has also undergone UNESCO sponsored professional training on 'Fiber Optics' organized by IIT, Kharagpur. He has served research papers and chapters published to his credit.

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Contents

Page No.

 

Preface

v

 

Acknowledge

viii

 

List of Contributors

xi

 

SECTION – 1: LANT DEGRADATION, DIFFORESTATION, WETLANDS AND FOREST FIRES

 

1

Desertification and its Control
B.S. Jhorar and R.S. Dhillon

1

2

Land use/Cover Change in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve Using Remote Sensing, GIS and Perception Approaches
Suraj Mal

13

3

Wetlands and their Management
Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya and Santosh Kumar Sakar

27

4

Mangroves – A Bioshield to Tsunami
Santosh Kumar Sarkar, Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya, Mousumi Chatterjee, Bhaskar Deb Bhattacharya and Kamala Kanta Satpathy

51

5

Forest Cover and Forest Fires: General History and Ecology with special Reference to Arunachal Pradesh
Nishamani Kar and Gobinda Palit

63

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2: DISASTERS AND HUMAN HEALTH

 

6

Global Warming and Impending Diseases
B R Mirdha, Poonam Kanwal and Nishhat Ahmed

83

7

Potential Disasters: Infectious Viral Diseases
 Kulbhushan Sharma and Sunil K Lal

101

8

Biological Terrorism and the use on Bio-Weapons: A Growing Menace to the Society
B R Mirdha, Poonam Kanwal and Nishat Ahmed

123

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3: REHABILITATION/SETTLEMENTS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

 

9

Permanent Settlement in Tsunami Affected Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Spatial Planning Approach
 J B Kshirsagar and Pawan Kumar

145

10

The Exergic Theory of Disturbance and Recovery
Colin S. Reynolds

161

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4: SOCIAL AND GENDER ISSUES

 

11

Why a Cultural Psychology of Trauma Reaction and Healing : The Case of Kachchh Earthquake
Kumar Ravi Priya

181

12

Women and Disaster : A Gender Perspective
Mahadevi Singh, Shakuntala Singh and Rashmi Reekha Singh

201

13

Disaster and Poverty: Strategies and Programmes for Alleviation
Nihal Singh, Mahadevi Singh and Shakuntala Singh

219

14

Women: Environmental Stewardship and Sustainable Development
Mahadevi Singh Shakuntala Singh, Rashmi Rekha Singh and Sharad Rana

249

 

Index

293

 

 

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