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Recovering from Earthquakes - Response, Reconstruction and Impact Mitigation in India (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,949
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Recovering from Earthquakes - Response, Reconstruction and Impact Mitigation in India (Hardcover): Shirish Patel, Aromar Revi

Recovering from Earthquakes - Response, Reconstruction and Impact Mitigation in India (Hardcover)

Shirish Patel, Aromar Revi

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Earthquakes come without warming, and often cause massive devastation, resulting not only in the loss of property but also of lives. Many of the survivors suffer from intense and lasting psychological trauma. This book covers the experience of recent earthquakes in India, and what has been learnt (and what we have failed to learn) in the process of managing the aftermath in each case. This includes immediate medical attention, long-term mental health care, and the reconstruction of housing and infrastructure in both rural and urban areas.

The experiences of the contributors, many of whom have actively contributed their expertise to disaster management and recovery, help us understand what problems require a swift response and which aspects should be based on detailed analyses keeping in mind local conditions. Reconstruction is seen as offering an opportunity to rebuild society such that all sections of the population are empowered and brought into the community's decision-making process. It is also an opportunity to develop construction techniques that are suited to local materials and skills but are also more earthquake-resistant than the old. And finally, there is the realisation that the best first responders are local community groups which need to be nurtured, and trained in crisis management and risk mitigation.

General

Imprint: Routledge India
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: February 2010
First published: 2010
Editors: Shirish Patel • Aromar Revi
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-56297-3
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Aid & relief programmes
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General
LSN: 0-415-56297-X
Barcode: 9780415562973

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