Disaster Management

Name: Disaster Management | Preparedness and Mitigation
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Preparedness and Mitigation

Saima Akbar Suraj Kumar Singh Shruti Kanga(Autor*in)

Wiley (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 27. August 2024

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Basics of Disaster
1.1. Understanding the concept and meaning of disaster
1.2. Classification of disasters
1.2.1. Other categories of disasters
1.3. Aggravating factors of disasters
1.4. Impact of disasters
1.5. Hazard meaning and concept
1.6. Types of hazards
1.6.1. Other types of hazards
1.7. Characteristic features of hazard/disaster
1.8. Disaster management terminology
1.9. Vulnerability
1.10. Types of vulnerability
1.11. Disaster management: meaning and concept
1.12. Role of different agencies in disaster management
1.13. Modern management of disasters
1.14. Disaster risk reduction
1.15. Applications of information technology in DRR
1.16. Application of GIS in DRR
1.17. Disaster management cycle
1.18. Disaster Management Act
1.18.1. Chapters of Disaster Management Act, 2005
1.18.2. Disaster Management Act, 2005 framework
1.19. Disaster preparedness plan
1.20. Questions
1.21. Multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
Chapter 2. Understanding Natural Disasters
2.1. Earthquakes
2.1.1. Meaning and concept
2.1.2. Earthquake-related terms
2.1.3. Types of earthquakes
2.1.4. Causes of earthquakes
2.1.5. Types of plate boundaries
2.1.6. Earthquake risk zones of India
2.1.7. Some damaging earthquakes in India
2.1.8. Effects of earthquakes
2.1.9. Preparedness and mitigation measures
2.2. Floods
2.2.1. Meaning and concept
2.2.2. Types of floods
2.2.3. Causes of floods
2.2.4. Flood-prone regions of India
2.2.5. Worst flood disasters in India
2.2.6. Impact of floods
2.2.7. Mitigation measures for floods
2.3. Landslides
2.3.1. Meaning and concept
2.3.2. Types of landslides
2.3.3. Causes of landslides
2.3.4. Landslide-prone regions of India
2.3.5. Effects of landslides
2.3.6. Mitigation measures of landslides
2.3.7. Safety tips
2.4. Cyclones
2.4.1. Introduction to cyclones
2.4.2. Types of cyclones
2.4.3. Conditions for formation of cyclones
2.4.4. Cyclone-prone regions
2.4.5. Recent case studies of cyclones
2.4.6. Effects of cyclones
2.4.7. Mitigation and preparedness
2.4.8. Cyclone warning system
2.5. Tsunamis
2.5.1. Meaning and concept
2.5.2. Causes of tsunamis
2.5.3. Case studies of tsunamis
2.5.4. Effects of tsunamis
2.5.5. Mitigation and preparedness
2.5.6. Safety tips
2.6. Volcanic eruptions
2.6.1. Meaning and concept
2.6.2. Classification of volcanoes
2.6.3. Causes of volcanic eruptions
2.6.4. Vulnerable areas
2.6.5. Effects of volcanic eruptions
2.6.6. Mitigation measures or risk reduction measures
2.6.7. Safety tips
2.7. Wildfires
2.7.1. Meaning and concept
2.7.2. Types of wildfires
2.7.3. Causes of wildfires
2.7.4. Forest fire prone regions of India
2.7.5. Impact of wildfires
2.7.6. Mitigation measures
2.8. Droughts
2.8.1. Meaning and nature
2.8.2. Types of droughts
2.8.3. Causes of droughts
2.8.4. Drought-prone regions of India
2.8.5. Impact of droughts
2.8.6. Drought management
2.9. Snow avalanches
2.9.1. Meaning and concept
2.9.2. Types of snow avalanches
2.9.3. Causes of snow avalanches
2.9.4. Snow avalanche-prone regions of India
2.9.5. Effects of snow avalanches
2.9.6. Preparedness and mitigation measures
2.10. Questions
2.11. Multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
Chapter 3. Human-induced Disasters
3.1. Transportation disasters
3.1.1. Meaning and concept
3.1.2. Causes of transportation disasters
3.1.3. Effects of transport disasters
3.1.4. Control measures of transportation disasters
3.1.5. Road safety tips
3.2. Urban fires
3.2.1. Meaning and concept
3.2.2. Causes of urban fires
3.2.3. Effects of urban fires
3.2.4. Mitigation measures of urban fires
3.3. Biological disasters
3.3.1. Meaning and nature
3.3.2. NDMA guidelines for management of biohazards
3.3.3. Impact of biological hazards
3.3.4. Response and management
3.4. Nuclear (radiation) disasters
3.4.1. Meaning and concept
3.4.2. Causes of nuclear disasters
3.4.3. Some notable major nuclear disasters
3.4.4. Impact of nuclear disasters
3.4.5. Mitigation measures
3.4.6. Safety measures for nuclear hazards
3.5. Chemical disaster
3.5.1. Meaning and concept
3.5.2. Causes of chemical disasters
3.5.3. Some of the worst chemical disasters
3.5.4. Impact of chemical disasters
3.5.5. Prevention and mitigation
3.6. Technological disasters
3.6.1. Meaning and concept
3.6.2. Causes of technological disasters
3.6.3. Impact of technological disasters
3.6.4. Mitigation measures of technological disasters
3.7. Questions
3.8. Multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
Chapter 4. Pollutions
4.1. Meaning and concept
4.2. Air pollution
4.2.1. Meaning and concept
4.2.2. Sources of air pollution
4.2.3. Effects of air pollution
4.2.4. Control measures of air pollution
4.3. Water pollution
4.3.1. Meaning and concept
4.3.2. Causes of water pollution
4.3.3. Effects of water pollution
4.3.4. Control measures of water pollution
4.4. Soil pollution
4.4.1. Meaning and concept
4.4.2. Causes of soil pollution
4.4.3. Effects of soil pollution
4.4.4. Mitigation measures of soil pollution
4.5. Noise pollution
4.5.1. Meaning and concept
4.5.2. Causes of noise pollution
4.5.3. Harmful effects of noise pollution
4.5.4. Control measures of noise pollution
4.6. Radioactive pollution
4.6.1. Meaning and nature
4.6.2. Causes of radioactive pollution
4.6.3. Impact of radioactive pollution
4.6.4. Radioactive waste management
4.7. Plastic pollution
4.7.1. Causes of plastic pollution
4.7.2. Impact of plastic pollution
4.7.3. Mitigation strategies
4.8. Questions
4.9. Multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
Chapter 5. Environmental Challenges
5.1. Climate change
5.1.1. Causes of climate change
5.1.2. Impact of climate change on global sustainability
5.1.3. Solution to combat climate change
5.2. Greenhouse effect
5.2.1. Factors contributing to greenhouse effect
5.2.2. Impact of greenhouse effect
5.2.3. Effective strategies for reducing GHG emissions
5.3. Ozone depletion
5.3.1. Causes of ozone depletion
5.3.2. Impact of ozone layer depletion
5.3.3. Mitigation measures
5.4. Global warming
5.4.1. Causes of global warming
5.4.2. Effects of global warming
5.4.3. Control measures
5.5. Desertification
5.5.1. Causes of desertification
5.5.2. Effects of desertification
5.5.3. Solution to desertification
5.6. Acid rain
5.6.1. Sources of acid rain
5.6.2. Effects of acid rain
5.6.3. Solution to control acid rain
5.7. Ocean acidification
5.7.1. Impact of ocean acidification
5.7.2. Mitigation and adaptation strategies
5.8. Urban waterlogging
5.8.1. Causes of waterlogging
5.8.2. Impact of urban waterlogging
5.8.3. Strategies to prevent waterlogging in urban areas
5.9. Questions
5.10. Multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
References
Index
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