Disaster management in India : policies, institutions, practices / Rajendra K. Pandey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pandey, Rajendra Kumar, 1971- author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--India.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

Biography/History:

Rajendra K. Pandey is Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India. His tryst with the subject of disaster management began with his doctorate on 'Disaster Management in India: A Case Study of Flood Control in Delhi', University of Delhi. He has worked on many research projects and publications on its various dimensions of the subject.

Contents:

Introduction to disasters

Natural disasters

Manmade disasters

Contextualizing disasters

Conceptualising disaster management

Disaster management cycle

Global thrust for disaster management

Evolution of disaster management system

Disaster profile of India

Disaster management policy

Legal framework

Disaster mitigation : institutional arrangements

Financial and federal dimensions

Good practices in disaster management

Rolf of science and technology

Voluntary action and multilateral cooperation

Innovations and challenges in managing disasters

Towards a disaster resilient India.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 13, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Pandey, Rajendra Kumar, 1971- Disaster management in India

ISBN:

9781003450603

1003450601

9781000982473

1000982475

9781000982527

1000982521

Publisher Number:

40032179692

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.