Handbook of Disaster Management : Techniques and Guidelines

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Occurrence of disasters. 3. Study programme in disaster management. 4. Types of disaster. 5. Disaster management: ASEAN. 6. Policy of disaster risk management. 7. First aid and patient care. 8. Rescue methods in disaster. 9. Losses of natural disasters. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

"The presented book disaster management is abundant with the facts beginning from the meaning of disaster management, its management how to tackle with natural calamities, its preventions and the steps taken by the government and many more. The book is of tremendous significance for the students, teachers, scholars and researchers." (jacket)