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Disaster Management and Sustainable Development
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- Book Synopsis
- A disaster is an extreme disruption of the functioning of a society that causes widespread human, material, and environmental losses that exceed the ability of the affected society to cope with its own resources. Indias geo-climatic conditions -- as well as its high degree of socio-economic vulnerability -- make it one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Disasters are sometimes classified according to whether they are natural disasters, or human-made disasters. For example, disasters caused by floods, droughts, tidal waves and earth tremours are generally considered natural disasters. Disasters caused by chemical or industrial accidents, environmental pollution, transport accidents and political unrest are classified as human-made or human-induced disasters since they are the direct result of human actions. The super cyclone in Orissa in October 1999 and the Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat in January 2001 underscored the need to adopt a multi-dimensional endeavour involving diverse scientific, engineering, financial and social processes. Need was also felt to adopt a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral approach and incorporation of risk reduction in the developmental plans and strategies. Disaster Management Act, 2005 changed the definition of disaster which now includes not only the events emanating from natural and man-made causes, but even those which are caused by accident or negligence. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released the first Disaster Management Plan of India on June 1, 2016 that seeks to provide a framework and directions for government agencies for prevention, mitigation and management of disasters. This book provides a detailed account of disaster mitigation and management policies and programmes in India, including the social responsibility of corporates.
- About The Author
- Dr. Niranjan Sahoo is Professor of Disaster Management, at Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi. He is also Advisor, National Productivity Council, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Government of India. Born in Odisha, he is academically specialized in rural management domain in general and disaster management in particular. In his 20-years of job experience, he initially got a campus placement offer while studying at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan by a Germany-based funding agency (EZE, Bonn) located in Calcutta. He was felicitated with Visva-Bharati Snatakattor Upadhi in 1997 at Santiniketan by the then Prime Minister of India Shri I.K. Gujral. He got his Ph.D. degree from Magadh University, Bodhgaya, India. Professor Sahoo received International Intellectual Award 2010 in an International Conference on Indo-Thai Friendship Summit and Economic Growth held in Bangkok, Thailand on December 30, 2010 for outstanding rural development teachings.. He has to his credit 15 research publications in national and international journals. Besides, he has authored three books, the recent one being annotated by Journal of Economic Literature of Economic Association of America and reviewed by the Prime Minister of India. Being a community member to the UNSDRR, he was part of the United Nations delegation to its global platform held in Mexico (2017), Ulaan Baatar (2018) and in Geneva (2019) along with the Home Minister of India.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9788177084771
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- New Century Publications, (11 March 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 198
- Weight
- 408 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 230 x 145 x 23 mm
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