Offers coverage of the issue of disaster management. Offering an exploration of disaster management, this book starts with an enunciation of the types of disasters, immediate aid, and the risk factors. It also gives information on emergency aid, and long-term plans to benefit victims.

This book brings to the reader a comprehensive coverage of the issue of disaster management. Compiling an erudite exploration of disaster management, the book starts with an enunciation of the types of disasters, immediate aid, and the risk factors. Also, it gives a compendious amount of information on emergency aid, and long-term plans to benefit victims. Chapters have also been included to help the disaster management professional. So gauge potential risk, asses viability, evaluate probability and risks and assess damage.Considering the relevance of disaster management today, this book with its all encompassing content should hopefully be highly enlightening to the reader.

Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. Disaster management planning.
3. Risk communication during Hazard phase.
4. Preparing for disaster.
5. Assessment in disaster management.
6. Implementation of disaster mitigation techniques.
7. Role of media in disaster risk reduction.
8. Post disaster rehabilitation.
9. Disaster management in India.
Bibliography.
Index.