Overview
- Presents an earthquake risk reduction and management plan developed by the Authors which is endorsed by Indian Society of Earthquake Technology
- Provides simplified guidelines for disaster preparedness to individuals, families and businesses
- Enables readers to learn about community preparedness in the long term
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science (BRIEFSENVIRONMENTAL)
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (4 chapters)
Keywords
About this book
This carefully presented book articulates various factors related to earthquake preparedness, and develops guidelines and useful tips for communicating them to relevant stakeholders. The book has been divided into three parts: (i) the first providing background which explains earthquakes in general and seismicity of India (ii) the second explores earthquake preparedness intended for individuals, families and various stakeholders, and (iii) the final section which describes various strategies for communities to prepare themselves for a future earthquake.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Over the last 25 years, he has carried out seismic microzonation of urban centers in India and developed innovative technologies in the area of fracturing and geotechnical applications, leading to about 500 technical papers, seven books, three patents, 100 consulting projects and two startup companies. He is the chief editor of two international journals in his areasof research and founder President of the International Association for Coastal Reservoir Research (IACRR).
Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar pursued his M.Tech from IIT Kanpur, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and served as International Research Staff at UPC BarcelonaTech Spain with Marie Curie Fellowship by European Union. He is presently Asst Professor and Research Coordinator in the Dept of Civil Engg, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, India. He served as Chairman of Students Council at IISc and Adviser to Think India, a national forum of students from premier Institutes in India. Dr. Sreevalsa has published several research articles focusing on earthquake hazard and risk assessment. His team has developed a survey based tool and mobile application 'BhookampRaksha' to measure and boost the Earthquake Readiness Index of the public. In the year 2017, Dr. Sreevalsa was featured by The New Indian Express in their Edex anniversary edition and was honored with Edex award: 40 under 40 - South India's Most Inspiring Young Teachers.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Preparing for Earthquakes: Lessons for India
Authors: T. G. Sitharam, Sreevalsa Kolathayar
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59522-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-59521-4Published: 10 November 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-59522-1Published: 31 October 2017
Series ISSN: 2191-5547
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5555
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 67
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Natural Hazards, Emergency Services, Social Work and Community Development, Environmental Management, Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences