Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters: Vulnerability, Preparedness and Mitigation

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters: An Overview....Pages 1-16
Earthquakes in India: Hazards, Genesis and Mitigation Measures....Pages 17-43
Impact of 2004 Tsunami on Housing, Sanitation, Water Supply and Wastes Management: The Case of Ampara District in Sri Lanka....Pages 44-59
Impact of December 2004 Tsunamion Indian Coasts and Mitigation Measures....Pages 60-81
Tsunami Impacts and Rehabilitation of Groundwater Supply: Lessons Learned from Eastern Sri Lanka....Pages 82-99
Tsunami Early Warning System: An Indian Ocean Perspective....Pages 100-125
Flood Hazards in India and Management Strategies....Pages 126-146
Modeling for Flood Control and Management....Pages 147-168
Real-Time Flood Forecasting by a Hydrometric Data-Based Technique....Pages 169-196
Drought Hazards and Mitigation Measures....Pages 197-236
Indicators for Assessing Drought Hazard in Arid Regions of India....Pages 237-255
Tropical Cyclones: Trends, Forecasting and Mitigation....Pages 256-274
Temperature Extremes over India and their Relationship with El Niño-Southern Oscillation....Pages 275-292
Monitoring Physiographic Rainfall Variation for Sustainable Management of Water Bodies in India....Pages 293-331
Emerging Tools and Techniques for Mine Safety and Disaster Management....Pages 332-365
Management of Forest Fire Disaster: Perspectives from Swaziland....Pages 366-385
Climate Change and Water Resources in India: Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies....Pages 386-412
Global Climate Change vis-à-vis Crop Productivity....Pages 413-431
Adapting Smallholder Dairy Production System to Climate Change....Pages 432-448
Climate Change-Proof Disaster Risk Reduction: Prospects and Challenges for Developing Countries....Pages 449-468
Potential of Geospatial Technologies for Mitigating Land and Water Related Disasters....Pages 469-502
Decision Support System: Concept and Potential for Integrated Water Resources Management....Pages 503-535
Sustainable Forest Management: Key to Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation....Pages 536-562
Participatory Information Management for Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction....Pages 563-577
Cyclone Emergency Preparedness in DAE Coastal Installations, India....Pages 578-597
Sustainable Management of Disasters: Challenges and Prospects....Pages 598-609
Back Matter....Pages 611-615