Traditional knowledge on disaster management: A preliminary study of the Lepcha community of Sikkim, India

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 173-182

  Jha, Vanya ^a   Jha, Ajeya ^a  

^a SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Disaster awareness; Disaster indicators; Disaster mitigation; Disaster preparedness; Effect and response to disasters; Sikkim Himalayas

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952126739     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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