CONTENTS Preface - (Hi) List of Contributors , -r ( 37. Techno-Financial Approaches to Risk Mitigation in Asia 3297 38. Role of Insurance and Reinsurance in Managing Financial Risks Due to Natural Catastrophic Events 333 39. Capacity Building and Public Awareness 3319 40. Some Capacity Building Initiatives in India on Earthquake Risk Reduction 3325 41. Improving Preparedness and Reducing Vulnerability in Human Settlements 3335 42. Assessment and Monitoring of Floods and Agricultural Drought using Remotely Sensed Data: Indian Scenario 3359 43. Meteorological Training and Education: With Reference to Natural Disaster Mitigation and Management 3373 44. Disaster Management for Flood Hazard in Bhandara District Using Remote Sensing and CIS 3383 45. Natural Disaster Management through Thermal Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System and GPS in Reference to Coal Mine Fire Hazards: A Case Study of Jharia, India 3391 46. Tapping the Potential of Remote Sensing and GIS for Drought Monitoring 3399 47. Risk Assessment of Natural Disasters, Mitigation and Management Strategies-A Study 3409 (xvi) Encyclopaedia of Disaster Management 48. Disaster Knowledge Network 3427 49 Disaster Prevention by Regulating Engineering Profession - A Legislative Framework for India 3435 50. Techno-Legal Strategies for Disaster Risk Mitigation 3453 51. Seismic Performance Examination of RC Buildings as per Asian Concrete Model Code (ACMC-2001) 3471 52. Generation of Historical Vulnerability Indices Using a Deslnventar Database 3485 53. Development of Information Systems and Networking for Disaster Management-An Overview 3497 54. Adequacy of Existing Seismic Torsional Provisions: A Critical Review with Recommendations 3517 55. Indian Policy, Legislation and Institutional Arrangements for Urban Risk Mitigation: An Argument for Right Based Approach 3533 56. Important Elements of Disaster Management for Practitioners 3569 57. Financing of Disaster Mitigation-Problems and Prospects 3603 58. Disaster Knowledge Network: A Step towards Effective Natural Disaster Management 3611 59. Educating Communities to Sustain Economic Health in the Face of Disasters 3621 60. Socio-Economic Effects of Landslides and Floods with a Technical Perspective 3631 61. Financing of Disaster Mitigation Management in Power Sector-NHPC Perspective 3639 62. Scale Down Method for Disaster Management 3653 63. Socio-Economic Dimensions of Natural Disasters in India: Suggested Strategies for Mitigations 3667 64. Role of insurance and Reinsurance in Disaster Risk Management 3685