Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 62-74 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International Journal of Strategic Engineering (IJoSE) |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
Bibliographical note
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Amajuoyi, Bright Chinemerem, et al. "Disaster Management in High Risk Regions: A Case Study of the Indian Himalayas Region." IJOSE vol.3, no.1 2020: pp.59-71, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.4018/ijose.2020010105.This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited