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Disaster Risk Governance in India and Cross Cutting Issues
XI, 413 p. 79 illus., 61 illus. in color. online resource.
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 organized into four parts. Part I provides the outline and basics of disaster risk governance perspectives at the national level with supporting examples from a global point of view. Part II specifically emphasizes the detailed perspectives on risk governance at the regional and local levels. Part III is devoted to approaches and issues of disaster risk governance and development at various levels, stressing the practices and clear examples of disaster risk governance, policy options, institutional organization, risk-reduction strategies, and key lessons learned. Finally, Part IV highlights risk reduction and cross-cutting issues, focusing on risk mitigation and scientific intervention for disaster risk reduction.
Disaster Governance and its Relevance -- Disaster Risk Reduction: The Indian Landscape -- Disaster Governance and Legal Systems in India -- National level Disaster Risk Governance for Rapid Response -- Disaster Risk Reduction: Importance of Responsibilities of States -- Disaster Governance in West Bengal, India -- Multi Stakeholder Support in Disaster Risk Governance in India -- Disaster Risk Governance and Response Management for Flood - a case of Assam, INDIA -- Lessons learnt from 16/17 June 2013 Disaster of Uttarakhand, India -- Uttarakhand Calamity: A Climate Revelation in the Bhagirathi River Valley Uttarakhand, India -- Risk Governance for improving Urban Disaster Risk Reduction -- Risk Governance Measures and Actions in Sundarban Delta (INDIA) - a Holistic Analysis of post disaster situations of Cyclone AILA -- Good Governance to achieve Resiliency and Sustainable Development -- A Participatory Approach to Enhance Disaster Risk governance: The Case of Delhi, INDIA -- Impact of Natural Disasters on schools in India: Current scenario in terms of Policies and Practices -- Enforcement of Building Construction Regulations in Urban Centers of India -- Catastrophic Insurance in South Asia: Scope in India -- Landslide Risk Assessment in Darjeeling hills using Multi-Criteria Decision Support System- A Bayesian Network approach -- Landslides and Erosion Control Measures by Vetiver System. .
Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices