Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters Vulnerability, Preparedness and Mitigation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jha, Madan Kumar. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geology.; Civil engineering.; Climatic changes.; Sustainable development.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Coastal Sciences.; Climate Change.; Civil Engineering.; Sustainable Development.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2498-5

The major challenges of the 21st century faced by human beings are how to achieve water security, food security, energy security and environmental security. Owing to enhanced natural/anthropogenic disasters worldwide, these challenges become much more complicated and daunting especially for developi...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Natural and anthropogenic disasters: An overview. 2. Earthquakes in India: Hazards, Genesis and Mitigation Measures
• 3. Impact of 2004 Tsunami on Housing, Sanitation and Water Supply as Wastes Management: The Cases of the Ampara District in Sri Lanka
• 4. Impact of December 2004 Tsunami on India Coasts and Mitigation Measures
• 5. Tsunami Impacts and Rehabilitation of Groundwater Supply: Lessons Learned from Eastern Sri Lanka
• 6. Tsunami Early Warning System: An Indian Ocean Perspective
• 7. Flood Hazards in India and Management Strategies
• 8. Modeling for Flood Control and Management
• 9. Real-time Flood Forecasting by a Hydrometric Data-Based Technique
• 10. Drought Hazards and Mitigation Measures
• 11. Indicators for Assessing Drought Hazard in Arid Regions of India
• 12. Tropical Cyclones: Trends, Forecasting and Mitigation
• 13. Temperature Extremes over India and their Relationships with El Nino-Southern Oscillation
• 14. Monitoring Physiographic Rainfall Variation for Sustainable Management of Water Bodies in India
• 15. Emerging Tools and Techniques for Mine Safety and Disaster Management. 16. Management of Forest Fire Disaster: Perspectives from Swaziland
• 17. Climate Change and Water Resources in India: Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies
• 18. Global Climate Change vis-a-vis Crop Productivity
• 19. Adapting Smallholder Dairy Production System to Climate Change
• 20. Climate Change-Proof Disaster Risk Reduction: Prospects and Challenges
• 21. Potential of Geospatial Technologies for Mitigating Land and Water Related Disasters
• 22. Decision Support System: Concept and Potential for Integrated Water Resources Management
• 23. Sustainable Forest Management: Key to Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation
• 24. Participatory Information Management for Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction
• 25. Cyclone Emergency Preparedness in DAE Coastal Installations, India
• 26. Sustainable Management of Disasters: Challenges and Prospects
• Index.