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Disaster Risk Management : Case Studies in South Asia.

This book is an outcome of research studies carried out by eminent scholars and practitioners in South Asian countries in the field of disaster risk management. The book discusses how different South Asian countries manage disasters and address challenges associated with them. The case studies prese...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ha, Huong, Fernando, R. Lalitha S., Mahajan, Sanjeev Kumar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Business Expert Press, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Disaster risk management: case studies in South Asia, an introduction
  • 2. The process of disaster management: practices from disaster-affected countries
  • 3. The paradigm shift in disaster management in Bangladesh
  • 4. Psychological impact of disasters: discussion and lessons from India
  • 5. Engendering disaster risk reduction at grassroots level
  • 6. Impact of climate change on women's health in Bangladesh
  • 7. Managing e-waste in reducing vulnerability and enhancing resilience: the case of Bangladesh
  • 8. Disasters and medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs): preparing governance for resilient MAP-based livelihood in Uttarakhand
  • 9. Practical knowledge in high school students, sufficient for disaster readiness or not: the Bangladesh perspective
  • 10. IT, sustainable development goals, and disaster management
  • 11. Disaster risk management: what have we learned from the South Asian experience?
  • List of contributors
  • About the authors
  • Index.