| Main Title |
Disaster Education and Management A Joyride for Students, Teachers and Disaster Managers / [electronic resource] : |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Bhandari, Rajendra Kumar.
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| Publisher |
Springer India : Imprint: Springer, |
| Year Published |
2014 |
| Call Number |
GB5000-5030 |
| ISBN |
9788132215660 |
| Subjects |
Geography ;
Geology ;
Science--Study and teaching ;
Science (General)
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| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
XXVIII, 349 p. 301 illus. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
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. 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. |
| Place Published |
New Delhi |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2014 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20131127022837 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02658nam a22004455i 45 |
