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Vol. 3, No. 1 February 1997 |
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Vol. 3, No. 1 February 1997 |
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Books Received The following books are a few recent publications which may be of interest to our readers. ADPC information and research section can offer assistance in locating these publications.
VULNERABILITY The Vulnerability Atlas of India. A.S. Arya et al. 1996. Write to Building Materials and Technology Promotion Coucil, G-Wing, Nirman Bhawan New Delhi 110011, INDIA. Fax:(91) (71)3010145, E-Mail: bmtpc.bldtech@axcess.net.in Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment, Government of India had constituted an Expert Group Chaired by Dr. A.S. Arya, Professor Emeritus, University of Roorkee to prepare a Vulnerability Atlas of India. Under the guidance of the Expert Group, the Building Materials and Technological Promotion Council has come up with the Vulnerability Atlas covering the following information: (1) The Hazard Maps: Seismic Hazard Maps showing the five seismic zones based on maximum intensity as per M.M. (M.S.K.) Intensity scales and the epicenters of earthquakes of magnitude greater than 5.0 (on Richter scale) and tectonic features; Cyclone and Wind Hazard Maps showing the basic wind speed zones and the estimated height of storm surges in coastal areas; and Flood Prone and Protected Area Maps including areas liable to flooding, maximum probable precipitation and flooding in coastal areas. (2) Housing Vulnerability Table for each District, based on 1991 Census of India, giving the details of houses based on the types and materials of walls and roofs. Scenario for a Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake on the Hayward Fault. 1996. 120pp. US$15.00. Order from EERI, 499 14th Street, Suite 320, Oakland, CA 94612-1934, USA. fax: (1) (510) 451-5417. Scenario for a Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake on the Hayward Fault demonstrates how a scientifically credible scenario can be used to create awareness of and gain support for comprehensive programs to reduce earthquake losses. The document contains original full-color maps and photographs that trace the rupture along the Hayward fault (San Francisco Bay Area, US)- a geographic region of 6.5 million people- graphically illustrating damage to specific bridges and highways, water and power systems, residential and commercial buildings, and highlighting areas subject to landslides and ground failure. By identifying the most vulnerable areas and structures, it provides the information needed to develop programs that will reduce future losses and speed recovery.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Order from WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, P.O. Box 1517, Alexandria (21511), Egypt. Checks payable to the World Health Organization. The Management of Emergencies by the Primary Health Care Physician provides a comprehensive but concise reference for general practitioners and primary health care physicians on emergency medicine. The handbook covers accidents, medical surgical and obstetric emergencies. Each chapter discusses the aetiology, differ- ential diagnosis and clinical considerations of emergencies and outlines procedural steps for their management and follow-up. Field Guide on Rapid Nutritional Assessment in Emergencies draws upon the World Health Organization's experiences in the eastern Mediterranean region and guides the user through the entire process of designing, planning, implementing, and reporting reliable nutritional assessment. Health Laboratory Facilities in Emergency and Disaster Situations provides guidelines for drawing up contingency plans for the provision of emergency laboratory services. The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters Perspectives 2000. M. Masellis and S. WA. Gunn. 1995. 603 pp. US$ 175.00 Order from Kluwer Academic Publ. Group, Order Dept., P. 0. Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Fax: (31) (78) 6546474; Tel: (31) (78) 6392392; E- mail: services@wkap.nl. The authors state that, "this volume is published with a triple aim: to take a look back over the advances during the ten years of the Mediterranean Bums Club and mark its anniversary; to follow up and stregthen the successful twinning of bums as a clinical, individual illness problem and fires as a asocietal, disaster management problem; and to look ahead at the perspectives of bum care and fire prevention in the fast-approaching new century". War and Public Health. Dr. Pierre Perrin. 446 pp. Sfr. 35.00. Order from International Committee of the Red Cross Public Information Divion, 19, Avenue de la Paix, CH 1202 Geneva. Fax: (41) (22) 733 2057; E-mail: webmaster.gva@gwn.icrc.org. War and Public Health deals with the serious health problems affecting displaced people and shows, step by step, how a health-care system meeting the essential needs of war victims can be set up in these situations. The public health tools most frequently used in armed conflicts for evaluation, establishment of priorities, analysis of possible activities and their follow-up are assessed in the light of the constraints encountered in the field. The problem of protection for war victims is also discussed in connection with certain aspects of international humanitatrian law, particularly those directly relating to health. Finally, the manual offers professional health workers a guide to the ethical problems that arise at the main stages of humanitarian action. Health consequences of the Chernobyl accident Summary Report. 1995. 38 pp. US$ 9.90 Order from Distribution and Sales, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. This report summarizes the findings of a series of projects, carried out over several years, to discover what effects continued exposure to the radiation of Chernobyl has had on ordinary people in Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The projects, supported by the International Programme on the Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident (IPHECA), specifically examined thyroid cancer, blood deseases, fetal brain damage and oral health problems but looked for other health effects too.
GENERAL World Disasters Report 1996. 1996. 198 pp. US$65.00, hardcover, US$29.95, paperback. Order from Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, U.K.; Tel: (44) (1536) 45434; fax: 9440 (1536) 454518. World Disasters Report 1996 revolves around the key issues of global food security, population movements and protection of the displaced. In five sections it covers: methodologies, including development relief and Organisation of food aid; a disasters database, with 25 - year statistics; and Year in Disasters 1995, such as aid trends, Oklahoma's Bombing, Kobe's perceptions, DPR Korea's crisis, Rwanda's challenges. Exploring Risk Communication. Ian M. Gutteling and Oene Wiegman. Jitne 1996. 236 pp. US$ 118.00, hardbound. Order from Kluwer Academic Publ. Group, Order Dept., P.O. Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Fax: (31) (78) 6546474; Tel: (31) (78) 6392392; E-mail: services@wkap.nl. Exploring Risk Commtinication presents a systematic planning approach to risk communication. It provides a review of current research in risk communication, fo- cusing on perceived trust and credibility of risk communication sources, and arguments in risk messages, risk comparision, and framing of risk. Special attention is paid to the mass media context of risks and its impact on public perception. Finally, the potential of the new interactive media for risk communicaion is reviewed. Environmental Markets Asia: 1996-1997.1996. 140 pp. US$ 250.00 (add US$ 10 for shipping 1-5 copies). Order from Environmental Information Unit Sgs (thailand) Ltd., 1 00 Nanglinchee, Chongnonsee, Yannawa, Bangkok 101 20, Thailand. Fax: (66) (2) 678 0622 and (66) (2) 6781508; E-mail: endhunt@ksc9.th.com. Environmental Markets Asia: 1996-1997 provides information on the environmental regulatory and market situation in 16 countries and territories of the Asia-Pacific region. It includes a survey of developing market opportunities, case studies featuring environmental business success stories, and a country-by-country directory listing of prime public sector contacts. |
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