Disasters—natural or man-made—can strike without warning, leaving communities vulnerable and systems overwhelmed. Disaster Management: Risk. Response. Recovery. offers a clear, comprehensive, and practical framework for understanding and addressing the multifaceted challenges posed by disasters in today’s rapidly changing world.This textbook equips students, professionals, and policymakers with critical tools to assess risks, design effective response strategies, and foster long-term recovery. Grounded in real-world examples and supported by global and national frameworks, the book covers key topics such as hazard analysis, emergency preparedness, crisis communication, coordination mechanisms, resilience building, and post-disaster rehabilitation.Whether you are pursuing a career in public policy, social work, urban planning, emergency services, or environmental management, this book provides a solid foundation for creating safer, more resilient communities. It encourages proactive thinking and cross-sector collaboration—preparing readers not just to react, but to lead in times of crisis.
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Dr. Amit Sinha, Dr. Raj Laxmi
Dr. Amit Sinha is an accomplished academic, corporate trainer, and industry expert with over 29 years of diverse experience across finance, FMCG, retail, life insurance, and higher education. He holds a Ph.D. in Disaster Management and has been instrumental in bridging the gap between academic research and practical application in areas such as entrepreneurship, leadership, and crisis preparedness.
Dr. Sinha currently serves as Head of Training at the Institute for Industrial Development, a national-level incubator supported by the Ministry of MSME.
He has led over 750 training sessions for 20,000+ participants across India and held senior roles in organizations like Sahara India and Swabhiman Finance. With publications in Scopus and UGC Care journals and experience supervising doctoral research, Dr. Sinha combines academic insight with practical expertise. Recognized by NIDM, his work advances disaster resilience, sustainable development, and leadership excellence.
Dr. Rajlaxmi has over 21 years of rich experience in Academics as well as Corporate. She has excellence in stress management and work life balance of executives and teams. She is holding key positions in her academic life. Presently she is working as an Associate Professor in Faculty of Commerce and Management in United University, Prayagraj.
Her unique perspectives come from working within different domain like Academics, CSR, Cultural, Women and Child Development, Skill Empowerment, Trainer, Counsellor and Life Coach. Under her guidance 12 students had awarded their Ph.D. degree. She is a keen researcher, she completed many research projects from University of Washington, USA , AIT ,Bangkok .Dr. Rajlaxmi applies her expertise in the area like Individual and Group Behaviour, Motivation, Team Building, Stress Management, Personality and Work Life Balance with the help of psychometric tools which are indeed an eye opener for participants.
