Disaster Education and Management [recurso electrónico] A Joyride for Students, Teachers and Disaster Managers

The Book Is Expressly Written For The Young Minds Because They Are Our Best Hope For A Safer Tomorrow. The Book Is Profusely Illustrated, As It Offers A Joyride To The World Of The Whole Range Of Hazards Through Simplified Teaching-learning Process, With Less Of Teaching And More Of Learning. This Is Because Most readers Would Love To Learn Without Actually Being Taught. the Book Is Designed To Take Advantage Of Distilled Wisdom Of Centuries To Inspire And Enlighten The Common Man To Turn Them Into Prime Movers Of Safer Societies. Senior Citizens, Community Leaders, Self-trained Disaster Managers, Social Workers, Media Personnel, Bureaucrats And Those Averse To The Very Thought Of Reading Will Also Find The Book Useful As It Is Illustrative And Inviting. Disaster Education-the Silver Bullet -- Disaster Terminology -- The World Of Hazards And Disasters -- From Belief To The Basics Of Disasters -- The New Awakening -- Prediction And Forecasting Of Natural Disasters -- Lessons In Disaster Management -- Guide To Safety -- Annexure 1: Know About Some Major Disasters -- Annexure 2: References For Popular And Advanced Reading -- They Lived Safely Thereafter. By Rajendra Kumar Bhandari. Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii Disaster Education: The Silver Bullet....Pages 1-27 Disaster Terminology....Pages 29-53 The World of Hazards and Disasters....Pages 55-177 From Belief to the Basics of Disasters....Pages 179-201 The New Awakening....Pages 203-228 Prediction and Forecasting of Natural Disasters....Pages 229-240 Lessons in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management....Pages 241-270 Guide to Safety....Pages 271-324 Back Matter....Pages 325-349