The present text is an effort in the step to bring under the reader???s attention all that is needed to know about disaster management. The effort behind the design of the book is to not just enable readers to formulate the ideas behind disaster management, i.e., mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, but also foster an understanding of how the field works within the framework of both national and international agencies. A special area of focus is the case-studies which seek to give a pragmatic understanding of disaster management, along with an assessment of the challenges and risks it presents.

About the Author
Mukesh Kapoor, an associated professor of geography at Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, is a commitment to teacher and research. He has brilliant academic records and has been awarded several prizes and scholarships. His major research fields include geomorphology, hydrology, climatology, environmental geography and natural disasters.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Disaster : An Introduction
• Natural Disasters: Causes and Consequences
• Nature and Scope of Disaster Management
• Principles of Disaster Management
• Understanding Disaster Risk Reduction
• Risk Awareness and Assessment
• Institutional Frameworks for Disaster Management
• Disaster Preparedness
• Disaster Prevention Programmes and Policies in India
• Bibliography
• Index