Capacity building for disaster management/ 
edited by Aaradhana Salpekar and Tanmoy Rudra 
 - New Delhi:  Jnanda Prakashan,  2010. 
 - 388p.  23cm. 
<br/><br/><br/><br/>1. Techno-Financial Approaches to Risk Mitigation in Asia 1<br/>2. Role of Insurance and Reinsurance in Managing Financial Risks due to Natural Catastrophic Events 13<br/>3. Capacity Building and Public Awareness 25<br/>4. Some Capacity Building Initiatives in India on Earthquake Risk Reduction 32<br/>5. Improving Preparedness and Reducing Vulnerability in Human Settlements 44<br/>6. Assessment and Monitoring of Floods and Agricultural Drought using Remotely Sensed Data; Indian Scenario     72<br/>7. Meteorological Training and Education: With Reference to Natural Disaster Mitigation and Management 88<br/>8 Disaster Management for Flood Hazard in Bhandara District Using Remote Sensing and CIS 101<br/>9. Natural Disaster Management through Thermal Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System and GPS in Reference to Coal Mine Fire Hazards: A Case Study of Jharia, India 111<br/>10. Tapping the Potential of Remote Sensing and CIS for Drought Monitoring 120<br/>11. Risk Assessment of Natural Disasters, Mitigation and Management Strategies—Study 133<br/>12. Disaster Knowledge Network 155<br/>13. Disaster Prevention by Regulating Engineering Profession—A Legislative Framework for India 164<br/>14. Techno-Legal Strategies for Disaster Risk Mitigation 185<br/>15. Seismic Performance Examination of RC Buildings as per Asian Concrete Model Code (ACMC-2001) 205<br/>16. Generation of Historical Vulnerability Indices Using a Desinventar Database 221<br/>17. Development of Information Systems and Networking for Disaster Management—^An Overview 234<br/>18. Adequacy of Existing Seismic Torsional Provisions: A Critical Review with Recommendations 259<br/>19. Indian Policy, Legislation and Institutional Arrangements for Urban Risk Mitigation: An Argument for Right Based Approach 278<br/>20. Important Elements of Disaster Management for Practitioners 319<br/>21. Financing of Disaster Mitigation-Problems and Prospects 359<br/>22. Disaster Knowledge Network: A Step Towards Effective Natural Disaster Management 368<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788171393947 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Natural disasters -- India. <br/>Emergency management -- India. View all subjects<br/>Natural disaster warning systems -- India
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.477  / SAL/C