ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|92 pages
Building Resilience of Communities to Disasters
chapter Chapter 2|10 pages
An Inquiry in to Critical Factors of Community Resilience of Tribal Community: A Case of Kerala
chapter Chapter 3|13 pages
Where the Underprivileged Achieve Disaster Resilience: The Dawn of a Self-Sufficient Neighborhood
chapter Chapter 5|10 pages
Life with Jiadhal: A Study of Indigenous Knowledge and Practices in Disaster Resilience
chapter Chapter 8|10 pages
Indigenous Capacity for Disaster Resilience of the Flood Affected People in Bangladesh
part 2|73 pages
Developing Capacity for Building Resilience to Disasters
chapter Chapter 11|6 pages
Kautilya's Antecedents, Contemporary Disaster Resilience: Relevance of Today's Strengths and Limitations
chapter Chapter 12|5 pages
Avhan: Maharashtra Chancellors Brigade: NSS: State Level Training Camp on Disaster Preparedness
chapter Chapter 15|9 pages
A Study of Community Vulnerability and Capacity in the Context of Climate Change in Majuli, Assam
chapter Chapter 17|18 pages
Capacity Development for Pri on Disaster Management in the Flood Affected Districts in Bihar
chapter Chapter 18|10 pages
Building Resilience Through Disaster Management Perspectives in Higher Education
part 3|110 pages
Disaster Preparedness for Response
chapter Chapter 19|11 pages
Military Response to Natural Disasters: The Resilience of Affected Nations
chapter Chapter 21|11 pages
Evacuation of the Transient Population: Review of the Behavioral Aspects and Challenges
chapter Chapter 24|12 pages
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Institutional Mechanism of Police Force in Akola District
chapter Chapter 26|8 pages
Fire as a Disaster: Review of Various Prevention, Protection and Management Techniques
part 4|93 pages
Resilient Energy and Infrastructure
chapter Chapter 30|7 pages
Seismic Response Evaluation of Electrical Equipment An Approach for Resilient Power System
chapter Chapter 31|15 pages
Climate Change Induced Disaster and ResilientInfrastructure In Coastal Area
chapter Chapter 32|7 pages
A Noble Ultra Low Cost Vibration Detection and Warning System to Avoid Railway Accidents
chapter Chapter 33|4 pages
Latest Innovations in Optimizing Renewable Energy Systems Infrastructure Efficiency
chapter Chapter 35|6 pages
Business Continuity Planning for Rail Infrastructure in India under Multi-hazard Risk Analysis
chapter Chapter 36|6 pages
Safe and Reliable Railway Operations Through Assessment and Mitigation of Wheel-Slip Risks in Railways
chapter Chapter 37|6 pages
Assessing the Role of Infrastructure Resilience within Community Resilience in Disaster Management
chapter Chapter 38|7 pages
An Innovative Approach to Cost Effective Design of Earthquake-Resistant Bridges and Roads
chapter Chapter 40|10 pages
Earthquake Risk Reduction: Effective Recovery for Building Sustainable Community Resilience
part 5|62 pages
Resilience of Built up Environment
chapter Chapter 42|7 pages
Risk Assessment and Mitigation of Tehri-Koteshwar Road in the Lesser Himalayas, India
chapter Chapter 44|7 pages
Evolution of Humanitarian Shelter Aid Design and Quarantine Housing in COVID 19 Pandemic
chapter Chapter 45|4 pages
Buildings in Severe Earthquake Zones Made of Structural Steel Hollow and Plate Members
chapter Chapter 47|9 pages
Importance of Risk Allocation for Insuring Large Infrastructure Projects: A Legal Perspective
part 6|60 pages
Managing Post Traumatic Stress Disorders in Disasters