Green House Effect , Ozone Layer Depletion , Frequent Earthquakes, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Chernobyl Tragedy , Complete Extinction Of Many Species Of Fauna And Flora From The Face Of The Earth And More Particularly Rapidly Deteriorating Environmental- Ecological Conditions Have Made The Human Survival Itself A Question. Whether Natural Calamities Or Man- Made Disasters, Scientists And Scholars From Different Branches Of Humanities And Pure Sciences Have Felt The Need Of The Proper And Systematic Study Of Disasters And Their Management. The Encyclopaedia Of Disaster Management Is The Pioneering Effort In The Direction Of Compiling Valuable Information About Different Sorts Of Disasters At One Place. Volume-Wise Organization Of The Encyclopaedia Is : Introduction To Disaster Management; Atmospheric Disasters; Land-Related Disasters; Forest Related Disasters; Geological And Mass Movement Disasters; Wind And Water Driven Disasters; Coastal And Marine Disasters; Human Population And Related Disasters; And Technological Disasters.
