Green House Effect , Ozone Layer Depletion , Frequent Earthquakes, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Chernobyl Tragedy , Complete Extinction Of Many Species Of Fauna And Flora From The Face Of The Earth And More Particularly Rapidly Deteriorating Environmental- Ecological Conditions Have Made The Human Survival Itself A Question. Whether Natural Calamities Or Man- Made Disasters, Scientists And Scholars From Different Branches Of Humanities And Pure Sciences Have Felt The Need Of The Proper And Systematic Study Of Disasters And Their Management. The Encyclopaedia Of Disaster Management Is The Pioneering Effort In The Direction Of Compiling Valuable Information About Different Sorts Of Disasters At One Place. Volume-Wise Organization Of The Encyclopaedia Is : Introduction To Disaster Management; Atmospheric Disasters; Land-Related Disasters; Forest Related Disasters; Geological And Mass Movement Disasters; Wind And Water Driven Disasters; Coastal And Marine Disasters; Human Population And Related Disasters; And Technological Disasters.

Dr. P.C. Sinha obtained his M.A.,M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He expertise's in the field of Ocean and Antarctic Studies, Environment and Development Studies. He has contributed extensively in Indian and foreign professional journals. He also successfully participated in the international diploma programme on the "Conflict Resolution" at Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden and worked as the Research Fellow on environment and policy issues at EPAI, East-West Center, Hawaii (USA)leading to his post-doctoral degree. He was Senior Research Fellow at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. A prolific writer, Dr. Sinha has several outstanding publications to his credit.