03943nam 2200709Ia 450 991096235120332120251117084256.01-136-51807-X1-283-52079-697866138332420-203-15179-81-136-51808-810.4324/9780203151792 (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(FINmELB)ELB134989(EXLCZ)99267000000023087920100226d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRecovering from earthquakes response, reconstruction, and impact mitigation in India /editors, Shirish B. Patel, Aromar Revi1st ed.New Delhi ;Abingdon Routledge2010New 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 mitigationIndiaEmergency managementEarthquakesHazard mitigation363.34958Patel Shirish B1873723Revi Aromar1873724MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962351203321Recovering from earthquakes4483914UNINA