Disaster management
By: edited by Harsh K. Gupta.
Contributors: Gupta, Harsh K., 1942-; Indian National Science Academy.
Publisher: Universities Press; Distributed by Orient Longman; Orient Blackswan
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Hyderabad
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Natural disasters -- India.; Hazardous geographic environment -- India.; Emergency management -- India
Description: With reference to India.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Vegetal cover and natural disaster management in Himalaya / P.S. Ramakrishnan; title: The spacio-temporal aspects of monsoon floods in India : implications for flood hazard management / Vishwas S. Kale; title: Monitoring and forecasting of tropical cyclones and their associated effects / S.R. Kalsi; title: A new seismic hazard map for the Indian plate region under the global seismic hazard assessment programme / M. Ravi Kumar and S.C. Bhatia; title: Major and great earthquakes in the Himalayan Region : an overview / H. Gupta; title: Two great landslide tragedies of India / R.K. Bhandari; title: Droughts / D.P. Rao.