THE SESSIONS AND PAPERS
November 25, 2006
2.00 – 3.45 p.m
Session I
CAUSES AND INDICATORS OF HAZARDS
Chair PersonsRepporteurs
Prof.Vital ReddyDr.Sudhakar Pardeshi
Prof.C.T.PawarDr.Anju Gupta
1. Morphostratigraphy and Morphogenesis of the Landslides and Their Possible
Mitigation: A Case Study of National Highway 1A
Anju Gupta, Surinder Singh and Bhupinder Singh
PG Department of Geography, University of Jammu, Jammu
2. Seismic Impact of Indian Ocean Submarine Earthquakes on the Eastern States
of India
P.V.Nagewara Rao, Department of Geology
Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar, Andhra Pradesh
3.Do Animals have a Sixth Sense
R.Ramakrishna Reddy
Department of Physics, S.K.University, Anantapur
4. Basement Structure of Central Orissa and Anticipated Natural Hazards
Ashutosh Naik & Aswini Kumar Das
Department of Earth Sciences, SambalpurUniversity, Sambalpur
5. Landslides: A Hazard to Human Environment- A Study from Thane District,
Maharashtra
Sudhakar Pardeshi & Vikas Nagare
Department of Geography, University of Pune, Pune
6. Natural Disasters in Andhra Pradesh: An Analysis
N.Sreeedhara Naidu, Centre for Natural Resources Management
P.Venkatalaksmi, Centre for Environment and Disaster Management
AMR-APARD, Hyderabad
7. Natural Disasters in Gujarat: Causes and Consequences
Ms.Jaysree De, Department of Geography
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Baroda
8. Environmentally-induced Migration from Bangla Desh to India: A Case Study
of West Bengal
Ashok Kumar
International Institute of Population Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai
November 25, 2006
4.00-5.30p.m
Session II
GROUND WATER, FLOODS AND HAZARDS
Chair PersonsRepporteurs
Dr.C.PalaniveluDr.P.IIlangovan
Prof.Kamalakar ReddyS.Kalita
1. Diarrhoel Diseases among Children after 2005 Floods in Madurai City, India
Ms.E.Eswari & S.Shanmuganandan
Department of Geography, MaduraiKamarajUniversity, Madurai
2.Diarrhoeal Diseases among Adults after 2005 Floods in Madurai City, India
Ms.G.Rekha Devi & S.Shanmuganandan
Department of Geography, MaduraiKamarajUniversity, Madurai
3.Species Extinctions – A Natural Disaster?
B. Ravi Prasad Rao, Conservation Ecology Division, Department of Botany,
SriKrishnadevarayaUniversity, Anantapur
4.Forest Degradation and Vegetation Depletion in Eastern Ghats of India
T.Pullaiah and S.karuppusamy
Department of Botany, SriKrishandevarayaUniversity, Anantapur
5.Hazardous Effects and Contemporary Agricultural Practices on below Ground
Biodiversity
M.Vikram Reddy, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science,
PondicherryUniversity, Pondicherry
6.Scarce Water Resources in Rayalaseema-Need to Plan for Disaster Mitigation
K.Ramakrishna Reddy
Department of Management Studies, S.K.University, Anantapur
K.Venu Gopal
Ground Water Department, SRBC, Nandyal
7.The Prospects and Problems of Ground Water in MaduraiCity
J.Rosy Grace Angelene & Ms.K.Lakshmi
Department of Geography, MaduraiKamarajUniversity, Madurai
8.Effects of Floods on Socioeconomic Life in Barpeta District, Assam
S.Kalita & Naba Kumar Talukdar
Department of Environmental Science, GauhatiUniversity, Guwahati
9.Investigating the Relationships between Fire Incidence and Socio-economic
Deprivation-A Case Study of South East Queensland
P.Chhetri & J.Corcoran
Social Research Centre, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
R.Inbakaran,School of Management, RMITUniversity, Melbourne, Australia
10.Perception of Flood Risk: A Study from the Flood-affected Areas of Madurai
P.IIlangovan & N.Sudhakar
Department of ERAC, MaduraiKamarajUniversity, Madurai
November 26, 2006
9.00-10.30 a.m
Session III- A
UNDERSTANDING CLIMATIC HAZARDS
Chair PersonsRepporteurs
Prof.Aleksander PetrovicDr.A.Shanthakumari
Prof.Debashis DasAtta-Ur-Rahman
1.An Appraisal of the Impact of Tropical Cyclone on Environment and
Development in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
Subash Chandra Das & Ubaydur Rahman Siddiki
Department of Geography & Environment, JahangirnagarUniversity,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2.Causes and Effects of Flood in Agricultural Landscape of Rural Area: Some
Protective Measures
Debashis Das, Geography Department, Visva-BharatiUniversity,
Santiniketan, West Bengal
3.Causes and Environmental Impacts of Flash Floods in the Hindu-Kush Region: A
Case Study of Sample Villages along the Buni-Chital Road, Chitral, Pakistan
Amir Nawaz Khan, Atta-Ur-Rahman & Jamil Ahmad
Department of Geography, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
4.Climate Change and Its Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Tamil Nadu
A.Shanthakumari & S.Shanmuganandan
Department of Geography, MaduraiKamarajUniversity, Madurai
5.Climate Change Revised: Milankovic’s Orbital Forcing between Global Warming
and Cooling
Aleksandar Petrovic, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
6.Cyclones and Their Impact on Coastal Environment of the East Coast of India
M.Sambasiva Rao & S.Lakshmi Narayana
Department of Geography, S.K.University, Anantapur
7.Drought and Farmers’ Suicides in Anantapur District
K.Dasaratharamaiah, Department of Economics and Applied Economics
G.Sreedhar, Department of Rural Development
Y.V.Ramanaiah, Department of Geography, S.K.University, Anantapur
November 26, 2006
9.00-10.30 a.m
Session III-B
Chair PersonsRepporteurs
Prof.SachideviDr.Suneetha
Prof.S.ShanmuganandanDr.G.Bharathi
8.Drought Hazard: the Roots of Migration
Venugopal Rao, Department of Geography, UniversityCollege of Science,
OsmaniaUniversity, Hyderabad
9.Floods in Bangla Desh: Awareness and Coping Strategies
Mesbah-us-Saleheen, Department of Geography & Environment,
JahangirnagarUniversity, Savar, Dhaka
10.Impact of Flood Disaster on Ambewadi and PrayachikhaliVillages in Kolhapur
District (Maharashtra)
K.C.Ramotra & Chavan Ravindra Krishna
Department of Geography, ShivajiUniversity, Kolhapur
11.Implications of 2005 Mumbai Monsoon Floods in India
B.Hema Malini
Department of Geography, AndhraUniversity, Visakhapatnam
G.Raja Rao
Department of Geography, TexasStateUniversity, San Marcos, USA
12.Monsoon Variability and Extreme Rainfall Events in Andhra Pradesh
Sachi Devi & P.Suneetha
Department of Geography, AndhraUniversity, Vishakapatinam
13.Surface Measurements of Ozone and Meteorological Parameters at Anantapur
R.R.Reddy, K.Rama Gopal, L.Siva Sankara Reddy, K.Narasimhulu and
K.Raghavendra Kumar
Aerosol and Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Department of Physics
SriKrishnadevarayaUniversity, Anantapur
14.Utilization of Tropospheric Ozone Data in Estimating the Disaster Severity
G.Bharathi & B. Mahendranath, Department of Meteorology & Oceanography,
AndhraUniversity, Visakhapatinam
November 26, 2006
10.45-12.30p.m
Session IV
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXTS
Chair PersonsRepporteurs
Dr.Robert Inbakaran Dr.IIlika Chakravarthy
Prof.Daksha Barai Ms.Roselyne Nyawiri Okech
1.Conservation and Management for the Lonar Crater Lake, Maharashtra
Ilika Chakravarty, Bangalore
2. Environment Vs.Development-Is Goa an Environmental Disaster?
Ms.Daksha Barai, Bangalore
3.Hosts’ Perceptions of Guests: An Analysis by Socio-demographic Clusters
Metin Kozak, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management,
MuglaUniversity, Mugala, Turkey
4.Mega Tourism in Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Some Concerns
Sunita Reddy, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health
JawaharlalNehruUniversity, New Delhi
5.Pro-poor Vs. Sustainable Tourism in Local Communities: Issues of
Empowerment and Participants
Ms.Roselyne Nyawiri Okech
Department of Ecohim, MasenoUniversity, Maseno, Kenya
6.Sensible Tourism in Sensitive Regions: A Case Study Analysis
Robert Inbakaran,School of Management, Business Portfolio
RMITUniversity, Melbourne, Australia
7.Sustainable Tourism-A Case Study of Chittor District
G.Satyanarayana & M.Reddi Ramu
Department of Economics and Applied Economics, S.K.University, Anantapur
8.Tourism Crisis Management, Developing Theory and Practice
Eric Laws, Visiting Professor of Tourism, James Cook University, Australia
Noel Scott , School of Tourism and Leisure Management, University of
Queensland, Ipswich, Australia
Bruce Prideaux, School of Business Studies, James Cook University, Australia.
9.Understanding Resident Attitudes and Pro-tourist Behaviour toward Regional
Tourism Development: Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
Robert Inbakaran & Jiaying Zhang, School of Management, Portfolio of
Business, RMITUniversity, Melbourne
Mervyn Jackson, School of Health Sciences SET Portfolio, RMITUniversity.
Melbourne
10.Impacts on Tourism and Tourism Destinations of October 8 Earthquake in
Pakistan
Agha Iqrar Haroon
President Ecotourism Society Pakistan (ESP)
November 26, 2006
10.45-12.30 p.m
Session V
VULNERABILITIES OF CITIES, ROLE OF NGOs AND HAZARD MANAGEMENT
Chair PersonsRepporteurs
Prof.J.H.AgarwalDr.Eswarappa Kasi
Prof.Jeyashree DeDr.Raheem Usman
1.Ecology of Urban Disaster Vulnerability in a Traditional AfricanCity: A Nigerian
Case Study
Raheem Usman Adebimpe
Department of Geography, University of IIorin, Nigeria
2.Impact of Urbanization in Australia
Y.Yagama Reddy, Centre for Southeast Asian & Pacific Studies,
SriVenakateswaraUniversity, Tirupathi
3.Status of Tanks in Urban Fringe Areas: A Case Study of St.Thomas MountBlock
in Tambaram Taluk, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu
P.Ramu & A.Ganesh
Department of Geography, BharathidasanUniversity, Tiruchirappalli
4.Vibration Tolerant Smart Structures for Earthquake-prone Regions
J.H.Agarwal
Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers, Jabalpur
5.Livelihoods of Marginal Communities in the Drought-prone Areas: Role of NGO
in the Watershed Development in Anantapur District
Eswarappa Kasi
Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
6.Role of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in
Disaster Management
Ms.Parul Chopra
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, New Delhi
7.Floods in the urban environment
Gopagani Anand &. Vijaya Bhole, Department of Geography, Osmania
University, Hyderabad.
8.The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on Soil Quality: A Case Study
of IchalkarajniCity
C.T.Pawar, Department of GeographyShivajiUniversity, Kolhapur
M.Joshi Jaywant Mahavidyalaya, Ichalkaranji
November 26, 2006
1.30-3.30 p.m
Session VI
REMOTE SENSING, GIS AND HAZARD MANAGEMENT
Chair PersonsRepporteurs
Prof.T.VasanthkumaranMr.Nikhil V.Lele
Dr.R.Nagaraja Dr.S.Srinivasulu
1. An Analysis of Anthropogenic Land Use/Cover Change in PennarRiver Basin:
A Remote Sensing & GIS Study
M.Harinath Reddy, R.Nagaraja and Rajiv Kumar
Landuse Division, NRSA, Hyderabad
2. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Forest Fire Risk Zone Mapping
R.SudhakarGoud, NIRD, Hyderabad
V.Anjaneyulu,ForestAcademy, Hyderabad
A.K.Naik, O/O Prl. CCF, Hyderabad
A.Kamalakar Reddy, Department of Geography, OsmaniaUniversity, Hyderabad
3. Drought Assessment and Mitigation through GIS and Remote Sensing
N.Satyanarayana, Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad
K.Sudha, Forest & Ecology Division, NRSA, Hyderabad
P.Venkateswarulu, Department of Environmental Science, JNTU, Hyderabad
V.Anjaneyulu, AP Forest Department, Hyderabad
M.Rajendra Prasad, RMSI, Hyderabad
K.Chakravarthi, AP Forest Department, Hyderabad
4. Flood Disasters in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram Districts: Suggested
Management Strategies, using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques
S.Srinivasulu, Department of Geography, SriVenkateswaraUniversity, Tirupathi
5. Fractional Vegetation Cover Estimation from MODIS NDVI Data- Methods and
Application in Dynamic Numerical Modeling for Debris Flow Initiation Prediction
Sekhar Lukose Kuriakose, International Institute for Geo-information Science
and Earth Observation, The Netherlands
Nikhil V.Lele & P.K.Joshi, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun
6. GIS Technology for Disasters and Emergency Management
Seema Jundale & Shashank Joshi
Bharati Viyapeeth’s College of Engineering, Katraj, Pune
7. Ground Water Pollution and Incidence of Water-borne Diseases in Karur Taluk,
Tamil Nadu: An Analysis with GIS
K.Rutharvel Murthy & A.Ganesh
Department of Geography, BharathidasanUniversity, Thiruchirappalli
8.Improved Drought Monitoring using IRS-P6 (Resourcesat) AWIFS Data over
MaharashtraState
A.T.Jeyaseelan & Anu Rani Sharma
NRSA, Bala Nagar, Hyderabad
9.Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Disaster Management
Rupesh Gupta, Department of Geography, University of Delhi, Delhi
10.Mapping the Disaster-prone Areas of Managing Disasters: A GIS Solution for
Kannur District, Kerala
B.Sukumar & Ahalya Sukumar
Resources Analysis Division, Centre for Earth Studies, Thirvananthapuram
11. GPS and its Applications in Earthquake Prediction, Forecast and Assessment
Dr. S.Arun Das, PG Department of Geography, MysoreUniversity, Mysore
Dr. V.Madha Suresh, Department of Geography, University of Madras, Chennai
12.Application of Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS for Wetland Mapping: A Case
Study of Muthupet Wetlands, Tamil Nadu
S.Rani Senthamarai, Department of Geography, PresidencyCollege, Chennai
November 26, 2006
1.30-3.30 p.m
Session VII
TSUNAMI 2004: SHARING SOME FIELD EXPERIENCES
Chair Persons Repporteurs
Prof.P.P.Karan Dr.Madha Suresh
Prof.A.Ganesh Dr.V.Sivanandan Achari
1.Altitudinal Data for Risky Coastal Habitations with Reference to Visakhapatnam-
A Need of the Hour in the Aftermath of the Recent Asian Tsunami
E.U.B.Reddy, V.S.Sharma and T.Byragi Reddy
Department of Environmental Sciences, AndhraUniversity, Visakhapatnam
2. Anthropological, Sociological and Human Geographical Studies: Some
Revelations on their Essentiality for Disaster Management: Some Experiences
from the Recent Tsunami in South India
Ms.Seiko Sugimoto, Department of Cultural Anthropology
KyotoBunkyoUniversity, Kyoto, Japan
3.Chemical Assessment and Sediment Characterization along the Coastal Belt of
Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India after the Major Asian Tsunami 2004
N.Aneeshkumar, C.H.Sujatha and K.R.Renjith
Department of Chemical Oceanography, CochinUniversity of Science and
Technology, Cochin, Kerala
4.Experiences of Rural and Urban Communities in the Aftermath of Tsunami
T.Vasanthakumaran, Department of Geography, University of Madras, Chennai
Elizabeth Negi, Chennai
5.Ground Water Quality Indices of Tsunami-affected Arattupuzha Coast, Kerala
V.Sivanandan Achari & C.A.Jaison, Schoool of Environmental Studies,
CochinUniversity of Sciences and Technology, Kochi, Kerala
6.Impacts of Tsunami in Fishery Sector of NagapatinamCoast
V.Emayavaramban
Department of Geography, PeriyarEVRCollege, Tiruchirappalli
A.Ganesh
Department of Geography, BharathidasanUniversity, Tiruchirappalli
7.The Impact of Tsunami Waves and Disaster Management along the Tamil Nadu
Coast
P.Nammalwar Rajan
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Chennai
8.Tsunami 2004: Impact on Crustal Deformation and Global Weather Change
S.Arun Das
PG Department of Geography, MysoreUniversity, Mysore
V.Madha Suresh
Department of Geography, University of Madras, Chennai
9.Tsunami in Chennai Area: Developing a Public Policy
P.Ravishankar
Department of Public Affairs, University of Madras, Chennai
10. Displacement of Hazardous Chemicals from the Sea into the Coastal Regions-
A Post Tsunami Scenario
A.G.Murugesan, C.Sathesh Prabu and N.Sukumarar
ManonmaniamSundaranarUniversity, Sri Paramakalyani Centre for
Environmental Sciences, Alwarkurichi, Tamil Nadu, India.
11.Impact of Tsunami in TamilNaduCoast
B.Subramanian, South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies, Chennai
12. Spatial and Temporal Effects of Tsunami on Coastal Vegetation and Human
Habitations of North Andaman Islands.
Rama Chandra Prasad , National Collateral Management Services Limited,
Hyderabad, India
Mamatha Lakshmi &Vijaya Bhole, Department of Geography, Osmania
University, Hyderabad, India.
C.B.S.Dutt, Indian Space Research Organization, Dept of space, Anthariksh
Bhavan, Bangalore, India
13. Reducing the impact of Tsunamis by Natural Hazards management and
Tsunami Warning System
Vinay Kumar Narula, Research Scholar, Dr. Devesh Nigam,
Institute of tourism & hotel managementBundelkhandUniversity, Jhansi
November 26, 2006
3.30- 5.15 p.m
Session VIII
BASICS AND CASE STUDIES OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Chair PersonsRepporteurs
Dr.Kwok Hung LauDr.Bindu Bhatt
Ms.Prabha Shastri RanadeKenji Yamazaki
1.Disasters and Measures for Mitigating Damages: Comparison of Two Cases,
Seenigam, Sri Lanka and Taro, Japan
Kenji Yamazaki & Tomoko Yamazaki
Iwate University, Japan
2.Disaster Management Policies and Systems in Pakistan
Shoukat Ali Sathio
Health and Nutrition Development Society, Shahdadpur Sanghar,
Sindh Pakistan
3.Impact of Earthquakes: A Case Study of Gujarat
Bindu Bhatt, Department of Geography,
The Maharaja Siyajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
4.Managing the Natural Hazards and Disasters: An Australian Perspective
Kwok Hung Lau, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, RMIT
Melbourne, Australia
5.Mangroves for the Management of Coastal Disasters
Prabha Shastri Ranade, ICFAIBusinessSchool, Ahmedabad
6.Natural Hazards and Disasters in India: Vulnerability and Mitigation
R.B.Singh
Department of Geography, University of Delhi, Delhi
7.Natural Hazards in India: An Appraisal of Threats and Management
D.H.Pawar, Department of Geography, ShivajiUniversity, Kolhapur
8.The Indicators of Crisis Management in Barn Earthquake
A.Mollahosseini
Faculty of Management, University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
9.The Occurrence and Behavior of Droughts – A Case Study of Rayalseema Region
of Andhra Pradesh
S.Madhuri, Asst Professor, Dept. Of Geography, S.K.University, Anantapur
Y.V. Ramanaiah, Dept. Of Geography, S.K.University, Anantapur
S. Sachi Devi, Dept. Of Geography, AndhraUniversity, Waltair
K. Neeraja, Research Fellow, S.K.University, Anantapur
10.A Blossom in the Desert: Strategies of Development for Anantapur District,
Andhra Pradesh, India
V.Jaya Chandra, K.Ravindra Reddy & A.Krishnakumari
Department of Geography, S.K.University, Anantapur
November 26, 2006
3.30- 5.15 p.m
Session IX
HAZARDS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXTS
Chair PersonsRepporteurs
Prof.S.JayachandranDr.Antonysamy Sagayaraj
Dr.Eberhard WeberSister M.Violita
1.Gender Dimensions in Disaster Management
Shaik Suleman
Department of Public Administration, Sri Y.N.College, Narasapur
2.Learning from Natural Disasters
Sister M.Violita, St.Mary’s Covent, Civil Lines,Gorakhpur
3.Minimizing Risk and Sustaining the Environment-the Role of Sustainability
Science
A.S.Gbadegesin & C.N.Emuh
Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
4.Research on Socio-Cultural Aspects of Indian Ocean Tsunami: A Viewpoint of
Japanese Scholars of Human Science
Junichi Fukao
Graduate School of Film Producing, Tokyo, Japan
5.Socio-economic Contexts of Disaster Risks Management in Nigeria
F.B.Olorunfemi, Physical Development Department
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ibadan, Nigeria
6.The Role of Religion in the Relief and Rehabilitation of Tsunami Victims- A Case
Study of Nagapatinam, Velankanni and Kanyakumari
Antonysamy Sagayaraj, Department of Anthropology and Philosophy,
NanzanUniversity, Nagoya, Japan
7.The Structure of Social Vulnerability in South India’s Fishing Communities
Eberhard Weber, Department of Geography
The University of the South Pacific, Laucala Campus, Suva, FijiIslands