03833oam 2200673I 450 991046176490332120200520144314.01-283-52079-697866138332420-203-15179-81-136-51808-810.4324/9780203151792 (CKB)2670000000230879(EBL)987909(OCoLC)804661674(SSID)ssj0000696550(PQKBManifestationID)11412709(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000696550(PQKBWorkID)10681428(PQKB)11653901(MiAaPQ)EBC987909(Au-PeEL)EBL987909(CaPaEBR)ebr10588944(CaONFJC)MIL383324(OCoLC)806291672(EXLCZ)99267000000023087920180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRecovering from earthquakes response, reconstruction and impact mitigation in India /editors, Shirish B. Patel, Aromar ReviNew Delhi ;Abingdon :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (446 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-56297-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps and Figures; List of Abbreviations and Expressions; Acknowledgements; Introduction Earthquakes in India: Response, Recovery and Impact Mitigation; 1 Disasters in India: Policy Overview of Vulnerability, Risks and Human Impact; 2 The Uttarkashi Earthquake: Management of Relief and Rehabilitation; 3 Earthquake Reconstruction in Maharashtra: Impact on Assets, Income and Equity; 4 A Decade of Lessons from Marathwada: Earthquake Vulnerability, Politics and Participatory Housing5 Women Take the Lead: Turning a Crisis into an Opportunity for Development6 Compounding Disasters - First Natural, then Man-made: Failed Interventions We Can Learn From; 7 Planning the Reconstruction of Bhuj; 8 Participative Rehabilitation: A Dilemma; 9 Lessons from the Gujarat Experience: For Disaster Mitigation and Management; 10 Disaster Management in India: Policy Interventions and Recent Initiatives; 11 Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Non-Engineered Load-Bearing Structures; 12 Medical Management of Earthquake Disasters13 Trauma after Earthquakes: Mitigating the Psychosocial and Mental Effects14 Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Management: Developing Risk Models for the Insurance Industry; Afterword; About the Editors; Notes on Contributors; IndexEarthquakes come without warming, and often cause massive devastation, resulting not only in the loss of property but also of lives. Many of the survivors suffer from intense and lasting psychological trauma. This book covers the experience of recent earthquakes in India, and what has been learnt (and what we have failed to learn) in the process of managing the aftermath in each case. This includes immediate medical attention, long-term mental health care, and the reconstruction of housing and infrastructure in both rural and urban areas. The experiences of the contributors, many of Emergency managementIndiaEarthquakesIndiaHazard mitigationIndiaElectronic books.Emergency managementEarthquakesHazard mitigation363.34958Patel Shirish B858390Revi Aromar858391MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461764903321Recovering from earthquakes1916408UNINA