Publisher's Synopsis
The book focuses on disaster management, offering three broad categories of discussion: disasters affecting biological survival; disasters affecting natural habitat; disaster research and management. It delves into the issues and challenges of disaster management. Some of the topics covered in the book include Bio-warfare, bio-terrorism, loss of ecological chain, ecological disaster on human health, society and natural disasters, urban areas disaster and urban growth, and the role of the NGOs in disaster management. Written in a lucid and flowing language which is easy to follow, the book would be an appealing read for anyone interested in the subject. The book would be particularly beneficial for the scholars and students who are researching on the subject of disaster management.
