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Disaster Risk Governance in India and Cross Cutting Issues (Disaster Risk Reduction) by Indrajit Pal,Rajib Shaw (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Disaster Risk Governance in India and Cross Cutting Issues (Disaster Risk Reduction) about?
This book provides an analytical discussion of the status of disaster risk reduction and governance in an Indian context, drawing examples and lessons from the output of the national and regional level programs and projects and from other relevant experiences in the country. Different types of disasters faced by Indian states are covered, including geophysical and hydrometeorological hazards. The book incorporates and draws upon some of the key lessons from the pre-disaster phase through the disaster phase and finally to the post-disaster phase, thus establishing an effective framework in the form of key lessons learned. The rich content of the book is based on contributions from various stakeholders, from academicians and practitioners to decision makers and nongovernment organizations related to disaster risk management systems in an Indian context.Special emphasis is given to analyzing field experiences from academic perspectives and pointing out key issues along with the relevance of risk governance of disaster risk reduction. The book works as a comprehensive reference in disaster risk governance for disaster managers in India and other countries. The book has 19 chapters org
Who reads Disaster Risk Governance in India and Cross Cutting Issues (Disaster Risk Reduction)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Indrajit Pal,Rajib Shaw (eds.)
- Publisher
- SPRINGER Verlag, SINGAPOR
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789811033094
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Nature, Management
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