Fifth World Congress on Disaster Management: Volume IV
Fifth World Congress on Disaster Management: Volume IV

Author: S. Anand Babu

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-04-27

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 1000889696

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World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world in the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management, enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience to disasters. The fifth WCDM deliberates on three critical issues that pose the most serious challenges as well as hold the best possible promise of building resilience to disasters. These are Technology, Finance, and Capacity. WCDM has emerged as the largest global conference on disaster management outside the UN system. The fifth WCDM was attended by more than 2500 scientists, professionals, policy makers, practitioners all around the world despite the prevalence of pandemic.

A System Engineering Approach to Disaster Resilience
A System Engineering Approach to Disaster Resilience

Author: Chandan Ghosh

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-03-02

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 9811673977

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This book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021). It emphasizes on the role of civil engineering for a disaster resilient society. Various topics covered in this book are risk assessment, prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response, early warning system, hazard mapping, engineering innovations for hazard mitigation, and safe design of structures. This book is a comprehensive volume on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its management for a sustainable built environment. This book will be useful for the students, researchers, policy makers and professionals working in the area of civil engineering, especially disaster management.