TY - JOUR
T1 - Disaster Management in High Risk Regions
T2 - A Case Study of the Indian Himalayas Region
AU - Amajuoyi, Bright Chinemerem
AU - Njoku, Oguguo C.
AU - Arthur, Joachim Kodjo
AU - Sarwar, Dilshad
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - The occurrence of several cases of natural disaster and its impact on high-risk regions remains an issue that continues to attract continued research, most especially from a global perspective. Despite the devastating impact of several known natural phenomenon such as flooding, tsunamis, earthquakes, glaciers and tornadoes, there seem not to be well-structured disaster management approach from stakeholders in high-risk disaster-prone regions to cope with eventual disaster cases. The Indian Himalayan region under review within this research article has been conducted investigated, and a review on how the build of poorly constructed residences have impacted the lives of people living within this region. This article addresses this problem in a line with well-structured thematic sections that examines community resilience, effective stakeholder communication and community preparedness can result in effective disaster management approach.
AB - The occurrence of several cases of natural disaster and its impact on high-risk regions remains an issue that continues to attract continued research, most especially from a global perspective. Despite the devastating impact of several known natural phenomenon such as flooding, tsunamis, earthquakes, glaciers and tornadoes, there seem not to be well-structured disaster management approach from stakeholders in high-risk disaster-prone regions to cope with eventual disaster cases. The Indian Himalayan region under review within this research article has been conducted investigated, and a review on how the build of poorly constructed residences have impacted the lives of people living within this region. This article addresses this problem in a line with well-structured thematic sections that examines community resilience, effective stakeholder communication and community preparedness can result in effective disaster management approach.
U2 - 10.4018/ijose.2020010105
DO - 10.4018/ijose.2020010105
M3 - Article
SN - 2572-4959
VL - 3
SP - 62
EP - 74
JO - International Journal of Strategic Engineering (IJoSE)
JF - International Journal of Strategic Engineering (IJoSE)
IS - 1
M1 - 5
ER -