Natural Hazards Management in Asia

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-93-86602-18-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 570 g

Natural disasters are more common now than they have been ever before. Globally, climates are changing and natural hazards are becoming routine. This book is a study of natural hazards and how they turn into disasters—with a focus on Asian countries. It takes a holistic view of the subject and discusses different concepts of disaster management to understand both theory as well as practice. The book also explains best practices and the most effective tools for alleviating the consequences of such disasters.

This study provides insight into the impact of natural disasters on human life, infrastructure, and economy and analyzes mitigation strategies with reference to numerous case studies. It also outlines the policies and laws that govern disaster management in India and abroad.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pal, Indrajit

Ghosh, Tuhin

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Natural Hazards Classification
Risk

Vulnerability

Mitigation

Modern Technology in Disaster Management
Overview of Disaster Management Mechanism in Asian Countries
Response, Relief, Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Resilience
Natural Disaster Risk Governance
Tools and Techniques in Disaster Management
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Pal, Indrajit
Indrajit Pal is Assistant Professor in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Formerly, he was a Faculty Member at the Centre for Disaster Management in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. Dr Pal holds a PhD in seismotectonic and earthquake hazard assessment, and has several years of experience on teaching, research and consulting, focusing on disaster risk governance, risk management, hazard assessment, climate change adaptation, etc. He has published several books and has written articles for peer reviewed international journals. Dr Pal has been recognized as an IRDR Young Scientist by the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk, Beijing.

Ghosh, Tuhin
Tuhin Ghosh is a Faculty Member in the School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, India. His research interests are coastal geomorphology, disaster management, climate change impacts, adaptation strategies, and human migration. He has several publications and books to his credit. He has collaborated in a project on the sustainability of deltaic systems funded by the Belmont Forum. Dr Ghosh is the Indian lead in an international project called DECCMA, a research on the impacts of climate change on deltas in Africa and Asia, and is working on the Ganges delta and Mahanadi delta in India.