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UNINA9910814029103321 |
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Jain A. K |
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Titolo |
A practical guide to disaster management / / A.K. Jain |
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New Delhi [India], : Pragun Publication, 2008 |
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93-5044-086-5 |
1-4416-5219-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (499 p.) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER; Contents; Preface; Introduction; India-A Disaster Prone Land; Emergency, Calamity and Disaster; Disaster Preparedness and Response; Logistics, Awareness and Information; Emergency Planning for Natural Disasters; Emergency Relief and Shelter; Strategy for Emergency Construction and Reconstruction; Institutional and Organisational Needs; Floods and Dam Disaster; Buildings in Flood Prone Areas; Cyclones and Sea Erosion; Planning and Design of Cyclone Resistant Buildings; Retrofitting of Damaged Buildings; Drought and Desertification; Earthquakes, Volcanism and Tsunamis |
Secondary Effects of EarthquakesPlanning, Design and Retrofitting of Structures in Earthquake Prone Areas; Fire Safety & Services- Standards; Health and Hygiene in Emergency; Site Development- Roads; Water Supply and Sanitation; Site Drainage; Policies and Planning for Disaster Management; Disaster Management; Contingency Planning and Project Implementation; Quality Control and Common Defects in Construction; Rehabilitation of Old Structures; Maintenance and Preventive Measures; Annexure 1; ANNEXURE 1A; ANNEXURE 1B; ANNEXURE 1C; Annexure 2; Annexure 3; Annexure 4; Annexure 5; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Indian subcontinent is vulnerable to drought, floods, cyclones and earthquakes. Landslides, avalanche and forest fires also occur frequently. Among the 32 States/Union Territories in the country, 22 are multi-disaster prone. As much as 40 million hectare of land in the country has been identified as flood prone, and on an average 18.6 |
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