TY - BOOK AU - Sinha, D. K. TI - Towards basics of natural disaster reduction SN - 8190232096 U1 - 363.34 PY - 2006/// CY - New Delhi PB - Researchco Book Center N1 - CONTENTS PREFACE iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v CHAPTER 1 HAZARDS & DISASTERS: INTRODUCTION 1-20 CHAPTER 2 SOME LEADING TYPES OF NATURAL DISASTERS 21-75 CHAPTER 3 RISK AND VULNERABILITY 76-83 CHAPTER 4 NATURAL DISASTERS AND MEDICINE 84-86 CHAPTER 5 HUMAN RESPONSE : PERCEPTIONS, CONCERNS AND VALUES 87-92 CHAPTER 6 REVISITING RELIEF, RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION (THREE R'S) STRATEGIES 93-96 CHAPTER 7 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) OF DISASTERS 97-102 CHAPTER 8 LOOKING BACK AND AHEAD 103-105 CHAPTER 9 NATURAL DISASTER : AWARENESS AND EDUCATION 106-115 CHAPTER 10NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION: GLOBAL CONCERNS 116-130 INDEX 131 ER -