Book Review: Indrajit Paul and Tuhin Ghosh, Natural Hazards Management in Asia

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI:10.1177/1391561418798895

Swati Sulagna

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Natural disasters are one of the major challenges of modern day society. Management of the same requires convergence of different disciplines and active participation of policymakers, engineers and citizens alike. The book titled Natural Hazards Management in Asia by Indrajit Paul and Tuhin Ghosh, tries to balance the need for information of all these key players involved in preventing natural hazards from becoming a disaster. Covering the wide range of concepts in disaster management can be challenging. The book discusses basic disaster management concepts before moving on to the application side of science and technology and policy interventions for disaster recovery and rehabilitation. The book consists of ten chapters, while the first five chapters focus on introducing different concepts of disaster management, the following chapters present research methods, science and technology and governance regarding disaster management. Natural hazards are natural processes occurring on earth required to sustain it. However, these processes may affect human settlements causing widespread destruction and casualties. The Disaster Management Act, 2005, defines disaster as

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书评:Indrajit Paul和Tuhin Ghosh，亚洲自然灾害管理

自然灾害是现代社会面临的主要挑战之一。同样的管理需要不同学科的融合和政策制定者、工程师和公民的积极参与。Indrajit Paul和Tuhin Ghosh撰写的《亚洲自然灾害管理》一书试图平衡所有这些关键参与者对信息的需求，以防止自然灾害成为灾难。涵盖灾害管理中广泛的概念可能具有挑战性。本书讨论了基本的灾害管理概念，然后转移到科学和技术的应用方面，以及灾害恢复和重建的政策干预。全书共分十章，前五章主要介绍灾害管理的不同概念，后几章主要介绍灾害管理的研究方法、科学技术和治理。自然灾害是地球上发生的维持自然灾害所需的自然过程。然而，这些进程可能影响人类住区，造成广泛的破坏和伤亡。2005年的《灾害管理法》将灾害定义为

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期刊介绍： The South Asian nations have progressively liberalized their economies in recent years in an effort to integrate with the world economy. They have also taken steps to enhance multilateral and regional economic integration. Even though the South Asian economies have grown at an average rate of more than 5 per cent over the last few years, roughly 40 per cent of their people still live below the poverty line. Hence, the South Asian region continues to face many challenges of economic and social development. The South Asia Economic Journal (SAEJ) is designed as a forum for informed debate on these issues, which are of vital importance to the people of the region who comprise one-sixth of the world’s population. The peer-reviewed journal is devoted to economic analysis and policy options aimed at promoting cooperation among the countries comprising South Asia. It also discusses South Asia’s position on global economic issues, its relations with other regional groupings and its response to global developments. We also welcome contributions to inter-disciplinary analysis on South Asia. As a refereed journal, SAEJ carries articles by scholars, economic commentators,policy-makers and officials, from both the private and public sectors. Our aim is to create a vibrant research space to explore the multidimensional economic issues of concern to scholars working on South Asia. Among the issues debated in relation to South Asia are: - the implications of global economic trends; - the issues and challenges by WTO; - approaches to industrialization and development; - the role of regional institutions such as the SAARC; - the relationship between SAARC and other regional economic groupings such as ASEAN; - the implications of economic liberalization for trade and investment in the region; - new initiatives that can be launched to enhance economic cooperation among the South Asian countries both on a bilateral and a regional basis.