Publisher's Synopsis
Emergency management or disaster management is a field which deals with the management of situations when a natural or man made disaster strikes. It includes making plans and schemes to minimize the impact of the hazard and control the rate of mortality and other losses. This book aims at providing the students with thorough insights into the field of emergency management. It explains the complex subject in the most comprehensible and easy to understand language. Most of the topics introduced in this textbook cover new techniques, technologies and the applications of emergency management. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this text an invaluable source of knowledge.
