000 01033nam a2200157Ia 4500
020 _a8190232096
082 _a363.34
_bSIN
100 _aSinha, D. K.
245 _aTowards basics of natural disaster reduction.
260 _aNew Delhi
_bResearchco Book Center
_c2006
300 _avii,133p.
500 _aCONTENTS 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
890 _aIndia
891 _aSchool of Building Science & Technology, CEPT Uni.
999 _c34524
_d34524