Disasters, Vulnerabilities and Risks: Trends, Concepts, Classifications and Approaches

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Disaster Management aims to reduce human suffering and economic losses caused by natural and technological disasters. We do this by helping the World Bank provide a more strategic and rapid response to disasters, and promoting the integration of disaster prevention and mitigation efforts into the range of development activities. Poorly planned development can turn a recurring natural phenomenon into a human and economic disaster. Present book â€œDisasters, Vulnerabilities and Risks. The objective of this book is to provide readers with an integrated understanding of various kinds of disasters, hazards and crises and their control, mitigation/prevention and reduction with special reference to possible management solutions.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Prabhas Chandra Sinha

Dr. P. C. Sinha obtained M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He also successfully participated in the international diploma programme on the "Conflict Resolution" at Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden and worked as the Research Fellow on environment and policy issues at EPAI, East-West Center, Hawaii (USA) leading to his post-doctoral degree. He was senior Research Fellow at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has traveled to many countries around the world. As an Author and Editor Dr. Prabhas has a number of Publications to his Credit.