... to use during any disaster. Efforts have been made to keep these infrastructures in working condition. This research paper aims to bring together various management practices adopted for the MPCS in the South-Asian region with a focus on Bangladesh, and India. It also suggests ways to improve...

...Shankar Neeraj; Sandeeka Mannakkara; Suzanne Wilkinson Purpose This paper aims to understand the recovery process after the 2018 floods in Kerala, India, and it determines whether the recovery efforts were aligned with Build Back Better (BBB) concepts. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative...

...-ecological systems resilience perspective. Design/methodology/approach A predominantly qualitative methodology and multi-disciplinary case study methodology is adopted to compare long-term outcomes of two post-disaster housing reconstruction interventions: post-2008 Bihar Kosi River floods in India...

... methodology and “case-study” approach is adopted to compare good practice reconstruction projects in India in the past 15 years. This paper discusses findings from investigations conducted in two settlements of Bihar – Orlaha and Puraini, after major flooding in 2008. The sites were visited during 2012...

...Iftekhar Ahmed; Darryn McEvoy Purpose – After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, major resettlement programmes were implemented in the affected countries including Sri Lanka and India. New settlements were built from scratch on vacant land, which consisted of building new houses and provision...

... experienced noticeable damage from ten typhoons, especially in the western parts. More than 200,000 houses were collapsed or damaged due to high wind and flooding. Serious financial losses exceeded $5 billion. Tropical cyclones present the most serious natural hazard in the coastal areas of India...

... caused by unpredictable rainfall patterns, epidemics, storms and fire incidents. Recently, a climate action plan agenda was put forward by the city government. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is the apex body in India for disaster management. The authority is responsible...

...Nebil Achour; Andrew D F Price; Piyoosh Rautela; Girish Chandra Joshi; Bhupendra Bhaisora Purpose The purpose of this paper is to attempt to assess the seismic vulnerability of the built environment in the Himalayan township of Mussoorie in the state of Uttarakhand (India), paying specific...

... environment, transportation cost, and transportation method. Disaster management Earthquakes Tidal waves India China Post‐disaster reconstruction is one of the most challenging tasks confronting decision makers and recovery practitioners in disaster‐affected areas. After the 2004 Indian Ocean...