Papers presented at the 44th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society, held at Hyderabad in January 2008.
The book has been divided into three sections. The first section contains theoretical papers that stress the need for incorporating a gender perspective in disaster management starting from disaster preparedness, rescue, relief, response, reconstruction to rehabilitation. The specific needs of women need to be understood and addressed properly in disaster management interventions. The second section deals with socio-economic, psychological and cultural impacts of ...