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020			_a9781259007361
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041			_aENG
082			_2DDC23 _a363.348068 _bBHA
100			_96881 _aBhattacharya, Tushar
245			_aDisaster science and management
260			_aChennai _bMcGraw Hill Education _c2012
300			_axiv, 181p. _bPaperback _c24*18.5 cm
520			_aDisaster Science and Management has been written based on an extensive library research and with an empirical insight on response to disasters in various cultural and social contexts in India. The book has essentially six components: understanding of disasters and their relationship with human development; the international code of conduct and minimum standard of humanitarian response; the science of disasters; the Government of India's efforts in minimizing disaster losses; management of disasters; and real life case studies of responses after disasters, including disaster risk reduction by the poor and vulnerable. Disaster Management has become an integral part of the curriculum in Engineering, Management, Social science, Economics and Rural Development Courses in India. The book has several examples of "good and not so good" practices of all stage of the disaster management cycle which comes from the experiential perspective the author has gained through his involvement in managing most types of disasters.
650		0	_94621 _aCivil Engineering
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