Deluge, disaster and development in Uttarakhand Himalayan region of India: Challenges and lessons for disaster management

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-152

  Kala, Chandra Prakash ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Development; Disaster management; Ecosystem and environment; Himalaya; Natural and man made disasters; Uttarakhand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898613209     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.03.002     Document Type: Review

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