DISASTER MANAGEMENT : TEXT AND CASE STUDIES BY D.B.N. MURTHY (HARDCOVER)

Book Summary of Disaster Mangement The subject of Disaster Management is assuming great importance of late. A few naturalj disasters like tsunami, Kashmir earthquake, Mumbai floods have occurred heaping untold miseries on a large population. Man-made disasters, like terrorist attacks for example, the World Trade Centre Towers in New York and London underground train blasts and in Kashmir, accidents on road, sea, rail and air or release of toxic gas like the Bhopal gas tragedy have highlighted the need for national policy on disaster management and mitigation policy. About Author : D.B.N. Murthy (b. 12-06-1932) is based in Bangalore as an Independent consultant in HRD, Quality, and Management. He has nearly fifty year's experience in industry and consultancy. He has worked in Indian Telephone Industries Ltd, Bangalore as Development Engineer for nine years and as Quality Manager at Philips India Ltd., Pune for 24 years. He is a freelance writer with ten books to his credit besides over 2300 letters and articles contributed to magazines, journals and newspapers. Contents : Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Disaster Management Disaster Prevention/Mitigation National Disaster Management Framework Natural Disasters and Management Coping with Tsunami and Floods Earthquake Mitigation Climate Change and Disasters Man-Made Disastes and Mangement Coping With Man-Made Disasters Awareness and Motivation Training in Disaster Management Conclusions Appendix Select Bibliography Index