Techniques for disaster risk management and mitigation

by Mohanty, U. C. Murty, T. S., (Tadepalli Satyanarayana) Singh, Sudhir Kumar Srivastava, Prashant K.

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Full title :Techniques for disaster risk management and mitigation / edited by Prashant K. Srivastava, Sudhir Kumar Singh, U.C. Mohanty, Tad Murty.

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Publication Date:2020.

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Publisher(s):Wiley
Place of Publication:Hoboken
Language:eng
Publication Date:2020.

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9.5. DISCUSSION

Includes index.

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Description:1 online resource (345 pages)

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ISBN:9781119359203, 1119359201, 1119359171, 9781119359173
oclc:on1153077509
LC Classification:HV551.2
Dewey Decimal:353.9/5

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- Section I Introduction -- Chapter 1 Concepts and Methodologies of Environmental Hazards and Disasters -- 1.1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.2. HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL HAZARDS IN AGRICULTURE -- 1.3. BIOPHYSICAL HAZARDS IN AGRICULTURE -- 1.4. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Solutions in the Hilly State of Mizoram, Northeast India -- 2.1. INTRODUCTION -- 2.2. TRADITIONAL PRACTICES FOR LANDSLIDE PREVENTION -- 2.3. BAMBOO-BASED HOUSING IN EARTHQUAKE PRONE ZONE

2.4. COMMUNITY-BASED EFFORTS TO COMBAT FOREST FIRES -- 2.5. LOCAL WATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS IN MIZORAM -- 2.6. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 Urban Risk and Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards: A Perspective from Million-Plus Cities on the Indian Subcontinent -- 3.1. BACKGROUND -- 3.2. URBAN SYSTEM IN CHANGING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS -- 3.3. URBAN HAZARDS AND RISK -- 3.4. URBAN RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION -- 3.5. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 The Contribution of Earth Observation in Disaster Prediction, Management, and Mitigation: A Holistic View

4.1. INTRODUCTION -- 4.2. EARTH OBSERVATIO…