Preparing for Earthquakes: Lessons for India

• Main Authors: Sitharam, T. G. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kolathayar, Sreevalsa (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Natural disasters.; Emergency medicine.; Social service.; Environmental management.; Fire prevention.; Geotechnical engineering.; Natural Hazards.; Emergency Services.; Social Work and Community Development.; Environmental Management.; Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

The primary goals of this brief are to invoke alertness and solidarity among the public in earthquake prone areas of India, and to empower the community to prepare themselves to face and manage the aftermath of an earthquake. The work presented here sheds new light on the action plans to be taken by...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter1. Earthquakes: the Indian context
• Chapter2. Do's and dont's before, during and after earthquake
• Chapter3. Resilient community for earthquake preparedness.