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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. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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 |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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 |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Hazard mitigation -- India. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
India. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
Lending |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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