TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shukla, Shital
TI  - Vulnerability and risk measurement of climate induced disasters in Gujarat
SN  - 9789332701069
U1  - 363.34 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Academic Foundation
N1  - Contents
List of Tables, Figures and Annexures	9
Abbreviations 		13
Foreword 	15
Yoginder K. Alagh 21
1.    Introduction 	23
•     Overview
•     Vulnerability Concept: Emergence and Development
-    Disaster Stream Models of Vulnerability Social Science Framework of Vulnerability
-    Global Environmental Change School of Thought
•     Application of the Vulnerability Concept in Risk Measurement: Recent Approaches
•     Objectives of the Study
•     Implications of the Study
2.   Disaster Profile of Gujarat: Trend and Impact Assessment 	39
•     Disaster: Meaning and Classification
•     Assessing the Risk Due to Disasters: A Methodological Approach
-    Data Sources
•     Probability of Disasters: Frequency and Significance
•     Social Impact
•     Economic Impact
•     Macroeconomic Impact
•     Intensity Indicators of Climatic Disasters
•     Expenditure on Disasters 									             •     Disaster Management in Gujarat								             •     Conclusion
3.   Development and Disasters: A Status of Development in Gujarat	67
•     Demographic Scenario
•     The Status of Education
•     Inequality in Population
•     Health Status in the State
•     Economic Growth and Development in Gujarat
•     Status of Natural Resources and Environment
•     Conclusion
4.   Determinants of Vulnerability in the State:A Macro Level Model	81
•     Risk Assessment for Gujarat: A Methodological Approach
•     Determinants of Vulnerability
•     Applying Vulnerability Analysis to Calculate Risk Slow Onset Disasters: Drought -    
      Rapid Onset Disasters: Cyclone and Flood
•     Composite Risk Index for Climate-Induced Disasters
•     Conclusion
5.   Vulnerability Analysis at Micro Level   	101
•     Selection of Households
•     Socioeconomic Status of the Selected Households
•     Physical Exposure
•     Access to Social Infrastructure
•     Drivers of Vulnerability at Micro Level
-     Vulnerability towards Cyclones 
-    Vulnerability towards Flood 
-    Vulnerability towards Drought
6.    Conclusion and a Way Ahead 	111
References   115
Annexures 121

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