• ISBN13: 9788171567409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Earth-Science/Environment
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: N/A
• Publication Date: May 26, 1998
• Pages: 336
• Original Price: INR 495.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 410 grams

The efforts made at the international level by the United Nations Agencies on Environmental destination problems and saving the earth from the natural and man-made disasters are well-known. Besides, the proclamation of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and appointing Inter-Governmental Panels on climatic change, etc., show that all are concerned with the safety of environment and earth and are seized with the attendant problems discussed herein and incorporated in AGENDA-21 as Action Programme for implementation by all concerned.
At the national level agencies such as the Central and the State Pollution Control Boards and other NGOs are involved in pollution abatement programmes. Already the global warming has led to rise in atmospheric temperatures. So, the battle is already on at the national and international level to ensure clean environment and safe earth for sustained development and better and healthier quality of life. At a time when we are fighting against these problems at a global level, we are confronted at the domestic level with such calamities as the Latur earthquake, and the East Coastal cyclones, typhoons, hurricanes, blizzards causing loss of life and property resulting in untold sufferings mentioned in this book.
The object of this book is to focus attention of all Governmental and Non-Governmental agencies both at the national and international level (including UN, World Bank, UNDP, UNCEF etc.), and at the local level (the Pollution Control Boards, Urban Planning Authorities, Municipal, Industries, Health, Welfare and Safety Departments), on the importance of the problems discussed in this book, which is intended for them. The book is timely and topical.

Dr. N.P. Rao holds B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc., LL.B., Ph.D., Diploma in Business Administration and Industrial Management. He graduated from Stanford University, USA in Production Management. He was the Director in DR&DO, Ministry of Defence. He was a Visiting Professor at Delhi, Roorkee and Stanford University on Management and allied subjects. He published research work on management problems. He widely travelled and represented India at International Conferences. He has 40 years of teaching, research and consultancy experience.
He is on the Faculty of many Institutes. His latest books include Modernising Management for the 21st Century, HRD etc.