Disaster mitigation : experiences and reflections

Alka Dhameja (b. 1964) is a Senior Lecturer with the Faculty of Public Administration, IGNOU. She has done her M.A. and M.Phil. in Political Science from the University of Delhi. She has recently finished her Ph.D. on 'Police Training' from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She has eleven years teaching and research experience and is currently involved with the Faculty's initiative to bring out quality courses in the area of Disaster Management.

Uma Medury (b. 1958) is a Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at IGNOU. She has an M.A.Degree in Public Administration from Osmania University. Recently, she has finished her Ph.D. on 'Boards of Management' from Panjab University, Chandigarh. With eleven years of research and teaching experience at IGNOU, she is now working on innovative courses inDisaster Management being conceived and developed by the entire Faculty of Public Administration.