Book Natural Hazards and Disaster Managemen (a suplementary textbook in geography for class XI)| CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION PREET VIHAR, DELHI - 110092| FIRST EDITION 2006| PDF| pages 51|
The recurrent occurrences of various natural and manmade disasters like the December 2004 Tsunami, the bomb blasts in the cinema halls of Delhi and many such incidences have diverted our focus towards safety of one’s own life. In the previous class of VIII, IX and X as students you must have read about various natural and manmade hazards – their preparedness and mitigation measures. In class XI, the Board had introduced frontline curriculum on Disaster Management in Unit 11 of the Geography syllabus. In supplementary textbook on Disaster Management in Geography the Board intends to explain in detail various concepts used in Disaster Management and discussed about the causes, distribution pattern, consequences and mitigation measures for various natural hazards like earthquake, tsunami, flood, cyclone, landslide and drought which are a recurrent phenomena in our country.
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