ABSTRACT
World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world in the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management, enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience to disasters. The fifth WCDM deliberates on three critical issues that pose the most serious challenges as well as hold the best possible promise of building resilience to disasters. These are Technology, Finance, and Capacity. WCDM has emerged as the largest global conference on disaster management outside the UN system. The fifth WCDM was attended by more than 2500 scientists, professionals, policy makers and practitioners all around the world despite the prevalence of pandemic.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|69 pages
Harnessing Science And Technology For Building Resilience To Disasters
chapter Chapter 4|8 pages
Exploring the Potential of Solar Energy in Disaster Management and Rescue Operations
chapter Chapter 6|6 pages
Technological Advances in the Development of Disaster Response Management Systems and Applications
part 2|74 pages
Innovations in Construction Technology
chapter Chapter 9|17 pages
A New Fire Safe Design Solution for Reinforced Concrete Beams at Catastrophic Fire Conditions
chapter Chapter 10|6 pages
Seismic Evaluation of Frictional Damper Developed Using Waste Rubber Tires
chapter Chapter 14|15 pages
Smart Shelters for Multi Disasters—A Framework with Cloud Technology and Measurement Devices
chapter Chapter 15|7 pages
A Critical Analysis of Building Codes of Pakistan; Fire Safety Provision 2016
part 3|36 pages
Using Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things for Managing Risks of Disasters
chapter Chapter 16|5 pages
IoT Enabled Manufacturing and Health Care Services: Potentialities and Prospects in India
chapter Chapter 19|5 pages
Scalable IOT solutions with the Amazon Echo Flex Model for 3P Integrations
chapter Chapter 21|5 pages
Latest Advancements in IoT and Sensors Applications in Renewable Energy Systems Optimization
part 4|64 pages
Application of Remote Sensing, Gis, Drone and Uav For Disaster Risk Management
chapter Chapter 23|6 pages
Integrating Weather Model & Remote Sensing Indices for Wheat Yield Prediction in Haryana, India
chapter Chapter 24|11 pages
Floods, Sandbar Dynamics, and its Impact on Communities: GIS Based Case Studies from Assam, India
chapter Chapter 26|12 pages
Preparedness and Damage Assessment using UAVs for Management of Flood in India
part 5|94 pages
Risk Governance in the Age of Pandemics
chapter Chapter 28|7 pages
Analysis of Compensatory Citizen Services from the Disaster Management Institutional Set Up in India
chapter Chapter 31|6 pages
Comparing priorities of Providers and Users with Respect to Disaster Management Strategies
chapter Chapter 33|8 pages
Governance of Disaster Management: Lessons Learnt and a Roadmap to Avert a Future Chamoli Like Disaster
chapter Chapter 34|11 pages
Disaster Risks and Management In India: A Critical Analysis of the Disaster Management Act
chapter Chapter 36|10 pages
Sustainable Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of Multi-purpose Disaster Shelters (MPDS) in Bangladesh
part 6|93 pages
Risk Governance in the Age of Pandemics