Disaster Management:Principles & Practices
Synopsis
Disasters - natural or man-made disruptions - threaten communities globally. They cause widespread damage to property and infrastructure, disrupting lives and livelihoods. Effective disaster management involves preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Preparedness ensures readiness, response involves immediate protective actions, recovery focuses on rebuilding, and mitigation aims to reduce future risks. Coordinated efforts between governments, NGOs, and communities, supported by modern technologies and public education, are essential. Effective disaster management saves lives, reduces economic losses, and builds resilient communities for a safer future
India’s disaster management framework involves the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at the central level, State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) at the state level, and District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) at the district level. These agencies coordinate efforts in preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation, utilizing advanced technologies and community involvement to enhance resilience and reduce disaster impacts.
Several literatures in form of Books, Reports, Guidelines, Frameworks, SOPs are available across the shelf but there has been felt necessity of a comprehensive treatise on Disaster Management dealing with fundamental Concepts, Practices and applications, Global, National and Regional policies, Integrating Technologies for Early Warning and Alert, Quicker and Effective response, Building Capacity and Enhancing Resilience. Considering all these aspects the present work was conceived and have now become the reality. The work on this book started way back in October, 2021 drawing experiences from academic work at AICTE, MHRD, Adamas University, Practical, Field and Industrial experiences from Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, Institution of Engineers (India), Damodar Valley Corporation. This book will definitely serve the cause of all – academics, professionals, policy planners as a reference book and guidebook.
The Book is divided into four sections – (A) It deals with Basics of Disaster Management dealing with fundamental concepts, hazard analysis, risk assessment, risk prevention, risk reduction and mitigation. It deals with Preparedness, migration, response and recovery aspects of disaster management. Poily and Governance, Simulation Exercises, Environmental Disasters, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, Climate Change and Health, Heat Wave and Heat Related Illness management, Cold Wave Management, Technology for Resilience agansit Disasters; (B) This section deals with Man-made Disasters like Industrial Disasters, Nuclear Disasters, Terrorism, Cyber Attack etc; (C) This section deals with Natural Disasters like Earthquake, Flood, Drought, Tsunami, Hurricane/Typhoon,/Cyclone, Wildfire etc; (D) This Section exclusively deals with India’s Journey for Disaster Management detailing all aspects of Policies, Regulatory Framework, Management Structure and pro-active initiatives of India and various state governments creating success stories for the future.
Chapters
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Disaster Management – Introduction
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Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis
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Disaster Preparedness
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Disaster Mitigation
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Disaster Response
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Disaster Recovery
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Policy, Governance, and Ethics in Disaster Management
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Case Studies and Simulation Exercises
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Environmental and Ecological Disaster
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Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience
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Climate Change and Health
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Heat-Related Illness – Prevention, Mitigation and Management
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Cold Related Illness and Management
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Technology in Disaster Resilient Systems
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Industrial Disasters
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Nuclear Disaster
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Terrorism
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Cyber Attack
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Earthquake Disaster Management
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Flood Disaster Management
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Drought Management
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Tsunami and its Management
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Management of Hurricane, Typhoon and Cyclone
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Wildfire Management
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India: Building Resilience Against Disasters
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