CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction..16. 1.2. Classification of Disasters17. 1.3. Introduction to Disaster Management..17. 1.4. The Disaster Management Cycle..18. 1.5. Need for study..20. 1.6. Aim..20. 1.7. Objective20. 1.8. Scope20. 1.9. Limitation..21. 1.10. Methodology..21. 1.11. Analytical framework..22. CHAPTER 2- BACKGROUND STUDY 2.1. Disasters in india26. 2.2. Impact of disasters..27. 2.3. The disaster cycle in urban context..27. 2.4. Chemical disaster ..28. 2.5. Understanding flood.30. 2.6. Understanding urban floods and flash floods..32. 2.7. Flood hazard as a social phenomenon..35. 2.8. Measurable characteristics of floods..36. 2.9. What is vulnerability?37. 2.10. Classification of vulnerability 38. 2.11. Floods and vulnerability 39. 2.12. Need for disaster management plans 41. 2.13. The Disaster Management Act of India 42. 2.14. Madhya Pradesh State Policy for Mitigation & Management disasters 43. 2.15. Community based disaster mitigation strategies.45. 2.16. Findings from the study45. CHAPTER 3- STUDY AREA PROFILE 3.1 Political setting50. 3.2 Administrative setting.50. 3.3. Physical and Geographical character..51. 3.4. Climate..51. 3.5. Natural drainage..52. 3.6. Demographic and Social profile52. 3.7. Demographic trends53. 3.8. Housing and slums..54. 3.9. Bhopal and Disaster..54. 3.10. Flash flooding in Bhopal (13th-15th August)..56. CHAPTER 4- CASE STUDY AREA 4.1. Case study area..64. 4.2. Profile of study area..65. CHAPTER 5- QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 5.1. Sample size76. 5.2. Analysis..77. CHAPTER 6- QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS 6.1. FGD with the affected communities..95. 6.2. FGD with women]99. 6.3. FGD with the NGO's..100. CHAPTER 7- ISSUES 8.1. Issues emerging from the primary analysis103. 8.2. Cumulative issues.108. 8.3. Conclusion.109. CHAPTER 8- RECOMMENDATIONS 8.1. Mitigation and rehabilitation measures..111. 8.2. Post Disaster Rehabilitation and Mitigation strategy for the study area111. CONCLUSION..126. BIBLIOGRAPHY..129. ANNEXURE xvi