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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR A DISASTER? : Mitigation and Management of Disasters (Record no. 180169)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789389351927
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Terms of availability Purchased
Note Prism Books,Kadavanthra
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 658.477
Item number RAJ/AR
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Rajni Sekhri Sibal
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title ARE YOU PREPARED FOR A DISASTER? : Mitigation and Management of Disasters
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Bloomsbury
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2020/01/01
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Size of unit 265
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note We live in a world which experiences dramatic loss of life due to natural disasters and hazards.<br/>This comprehensive book by Rajni Sibal, formerly the Additional Secretary (Disaster Management), Government of India, outlines methods for preparing households, businesses, commercial establishments and communities to address the substantial risk of disasters.<br/>Rajni Sibal addresses considerations important in understanding hazards of cyclones, chemical spills, floods and landslides to catastrophic events. The book not only includes the procedures used by safety experts but also focuses on areas often overlooked during the response and post disaster periods.<br/>Packed with information, real life experiences, case studies and important details, the book contains an extensive list of the how-to's for avoiding mistakes which turn natural and man-made catastrophes into larger disasters, and makes preparing for disasters less intimidating.
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Formatted contents note Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Author Note -- Acknowledgements -- One: Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction -- Two: India: Disasters and their Management -- Three: Seismic Hazard: Earthquakes -- Four: Tsunamis -- Five: Fire -- Six: Hydro-meteorological Hazards I: Floods, Tropical Storms, Lightning, Dust & Hail Storms, and Urban Flooding -- Seven: Hydro-meteorological Hazards II: Cyclones -- Eight: Landslides and Avalanches -- Nine: CBRN I: Nuclear, Radiological, and Chemical Disasters -- Ten: CBRN II: Biological Disasters and Epidemics<br/>Eleven: Heatwaves, Cold Waves, Agrarian Disasters: Drought, Frost, and Pest Attacks -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- References -- Whom to Contact for What in India
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Emergency management -- India.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rajni Sibal- Secretary- Disaster Management
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hazard mitigation -- India.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Commercial Establishments- Management
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Emergency management.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hazard mitigation.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element India.
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Koha item type Lending
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks 2020-06-11 Purchased 799.00 KC-19-CRB-8899,2020/03/20 4 2 658.477 RAJ/AR E195142 2021-04-13 2021-04-13 2020-06-11 Lending