Disaster Administration & Management Text & Case

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Disasters are increasing with the move to material civilization, urbanization, industrialization and greed. With this new cult, even natural disasters are occuring because of the disturbances in natural equilibrium caused by the greed and lust of human beings to exploit natural resources to get rich quickly.This book would be of great use to policy-makers and planners as well as academicians who are interested to save the succeeding generations from the courage of disasters. About Author : Dr. S.L. Goel, Emeritus Fellow UGC at Panjab University, and an eminent educationist had been teaching Public Administration and Political Science for over three decades. He has been a member of University Grants Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Distance Education Council and a member of All India Board of Management under All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi. His field of specialization is Public Administration and Management. He has been advisor to Himachal Pradesh and Haryana Health Departments under their USAID Programme. Contents : PrefaceDisaster: Meaning Scope and ImpactOrganisation for Disaster ManagementIncident Command System A New Approach to Organizational InfrastructureEarthquakesDisaster Management in Mega CitiesEarthquakes (Tsunamis)CyclonesFlood ManagementDroughtDesertification, Land Degradation and DeforestationLandslides and AvalancheChemical Disaster: A Case Study of BhopalRoad AccidentsUrban Slums: Living DisastersHIV/AIDS: A Serious Increasing DisasterNuclear Disaster and Radiation HazardsDisaster Prevention through Sustainable DevelopmentHealth and Disaster ManagementRailway SafetyAppendicesBibliographyIndex