The Vulnerable Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A Study of Disasters and Response

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- 1 Identifying disasters in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- 2 Epidemics: a disaster of the nineteenth century -- 3 World War II: a disaster of the twentieth century -- 4 The 1947 Partition of India and vulnerability of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- 5 The Tsunami: a disaster of the twenty-first century -- 6 Damage and the Tsunami -- 7 Vulnerability and the Tsunami -- 8 Response and the Tsunami -- 9 Compensation and the Tsunami -- 10 Recovery and the Tsunami -- 11 Conclusion: the vulnerable Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- Bibliography -- Index

• | Author: Poonam Tripathi
• | Publisher: Routledge India
• | Publication Date: Mar 20, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 334 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Nature
• | ISBN-10: 1138062367
• | ISBN-13: 9781138062368