ISBN: 9788189866464    Publisher: I K International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd Year of publishing: 2007     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 366        

The speed and enormity of sudden disasters has forced man to react in a speedy way to come to the rescue of the people involved. The following factors are necessary to accomplish this. The exact location of the disaster site and the type of disaster, as these determine the sort of aid required. This book will provide a broad range of critical and practical ideas and intensive information with latest data regarding Disaster Management at local, regional, national and international levels. The importance of Warning systems, Remote Sensing, GPS (Global Positioning System) and GIS (Geographical Information System) can't be overemphasized as with highly trained people understanding and using these equipment, many thousands of lives will be saved in the future.
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