About the Book: Disaster Management and Sustainable Development
A disaster is an extreme disruption of the functioning of a society that causes
widespread human, material, and environmental losses that exceed the ability of
the affected society to cope with its own resources. Indias geo-climatic
conditions—as well as its high degree of socio-economic vulnerability—make it
one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Disasters are sometimes
classified according to whether they are natural disasters, or human-made
disasters. For example, disasters caused by floods, droughts, tidal waves and
earth tremors are generally considered natural disasters. Disasters caused by
chemical or industrial accidents, environmental pollution, transport accidents
and political unrest