Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters Vulnerability, Preparedness and Mitigation /

The major challenges of the 21st century faced by human beings are how to achieve water security, food security, energy security and environmental security. Owing to enhanced natural/anthropogenic disasters worldwide, these challenges become much more complicated and daunting especially for developi...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Jha, Madan Kumar (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters: An Overview
  • Earthquakes in India: Hazards, Genesis and Mitigation Measures
  • Impact of 2004 Tsunami on Housing, Sanitation, Water Supply and Wastes Management: The Case of Ampara District in Sri Lanka
  • Impact of December 2004 Tsunamion Indian Coasts and Mitigation Measures
  • Tsunami Impacts and Rehabilitation of Groundwater Supply: Lessons Learned from Eastern Sri Lanka
  • Tsunami Early Warning System: An Indian Ocean Perspective
  • Flood Hazards in India and Management Strategies
  • Modeling for Flood Control and Management
  • Real-Time Flood Forecasting by a Hydrometric Data-Based Technique
  • Drought Hazards and Mitigation Measures
  • Indicators for Assessing Drought Hazard in Arid Regions of India
  • Tropical Cyclones: Trends, Forecasting and Mitigation
  • Temperature Extremes over India and their Relationship with El Niño-Southern Oscillation
  • Monitoring Physiographic Rainfall Variation for Sustainable Management of Water Bodies in India
  • Emerging Tools and Techniques for Mine Safety and Disaster Management
  • Management of Forest Fire Disaster: Perspectives from Swaziland
  • Climate Change and Water Resources in India: Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies
  • Global Climate Change vis-à-vis Crop Productivity
  • Adapting Smallholder Dairy Production System to Climate Change
  • Climate Change-Proof Disaster Risk Reduction: Prospects and Challenges for Developing Countries
  • Potential of Geospatial Technologies for Mitigating Land and Water Related Disasters
  • Decision Support System: Concept and Potential for Integrated Water Resources Management
  • Sustainable Forest Management: Key to Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation
  • Participatory Information Management for Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Cyclone Emergency Preparedness in DAE Coastal Installations, India
  • Sustainable Management of Disasters: Challenges and Prospects.