332
Research on the Epidemiology of
Disasters, 210
Resource management, 7
RoHS Directives, 316
S
Santals
Bapla (Marriage Ceremony), 183
Bhandan (Death Rite), 183
Chacho Chhatiar (Puberty Rite), 182
culture, 182
ecology, 181
economy, 183
Janam Chhatiar (Birth Ceremony), 182
polity, 184
Sendra (Hunting), 183
social structure, 181
Scrap, 310, 318, 320, 321
Seasonality index (SI), 54
Sen’s slope estimator, 60
Sewage treatment plant (STP), 15
Shannon’s entropy, 168, 174, 175
Shortage of energy, 3
Short-wave infrared (SWIR), 155
Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), 150
Social ecology
database, 180
ecological influences, 180
methodology, 180
people-environment relations, 179
polity, 184
tribal transformation, 189, 190
Social structure, 181
Socio-economic issues
low per capita income, 38
natural resources, 35–37
public health, 38, 39
urban sprawl, 37
Socio-economic stresses, 218–221
Socio-Economic Voluntary Association
(SEVA), 202
Soil contamination, 31, 32
Soil degradation, 3
South-south-east (SSE), 171
South-south-west (SSW), 171
Spatial distribution, 298
Spatial snalysis, 137, 138
Spatio-psychological paradigm
ancestral linkage, 143
assessment of building conditions, 138,
140, 141
disputes in property rights, 143, 144
ecological relations, 135
emotional attachments, 143
financial burden, 142
lack of alternate options, 144
locational advantage, 143
neighbourhood factor, 143
renewal/redevelopment, 144, 145
residential sectors, 136, 137
socio-economic frameworks, 135
spatial snalysis, 137, 138
spatio-temporal contexts, 135
urban ecological relations, 136
urban space, 135
Spatio-temporal transformation
AMC, 149
DMC, 150
KMC, 148
multi-temporal images, 147
SMC, 150
urbanisation, 147
Standard Precipitation Index (SPI), 266
State disaster management plans (SDMPs), 31
Statistic techniques, 166
Sustainability of agriculture, 280
T
Temperature condition index (TCI), 248
Terrorism, 4
Thermal infrared (TIR), 155
Thermal power, 44
Traditional water resource management
systems (TWRMS), 279
Transport system, 53
Transportation, 97
Treatment facilities (TF), 323
Trend analysis, annual rainfall, 69
U
UN General Assembly, 207
UN Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(IDMC), 207–208
United Nation Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD), 31
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, 31
Unsustainable agriculture, 3
Urban areas, 163
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), 92
Urban population growth, 166
Urban sprawl, 37, 163–165, 171
Urbanization, 67, 147
US Geological Survey (USGS), 252
Index
Research on the Epidemiology of
Disasters, 210
Resource management, 7
RoHS Directives, 316
S
Santals
Bapla (Marriage Ceremony), 183
Bhandan (Death Rite), 183
Chacho Chhatiar (Puberty Rite), 182
culture, 182
ecology, 181
economy, 183
Janam Chhatiar (Birth Ceremony), 182
polity, 184
Sendra (Hunting), 183
social structure, 181
Scrap, 310, 318, 320, 321
Seasonality index (SI), 54
Sen’s slope estimator, 60
Sewage treatment plant (STP), 15
Shannon’s entropy, 168, 174, 175
Shortage of energy, 3
Short-wave infrared (SWIR), 155
Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), 150
Social ecology
database, 180
ecological influences, 180
methodology, 180
people-environment relations, 179
polity, 184
tribal transformation, 189, 190
Social structure, 181
Socio-economic issues
low per capita income, 38
natural resources, 35–37
public health, 38, 39
urban sprawl, 37
Socio-economic stresses, 218–221
Socio-Economic Voluntary Association
(SEVA), 202
Soil contamination, 31, 32
Soil degradation, 3
South-south-east (SSE), 171
South-south-west (SSW), 171
Spatial distribution, 298
Spatial snalysis, 137, 138
Spatio-psychological paradigm
ancestral linkage, 143
assessment of building conditions, 138,
140, 141
disputes in property rights, 143, 144
ecological relations, 135
emotional attachments, 143
financial burden, 142
lack of alternate options, 144
locational advantage, 143
neighbourhood factor, 143
renewal/redevelopment, 144, 145
residential sectors, 136, 137
socio-economic frameworks, 135
spatial snalysis, 137, 138
spatio-temporal contexts, 135
urban ecological relations, 136
urban space, 135
Spatio-temporal transformation
AMC, 149
DMC, 150
KMC, 148
multi-temporal images, 147
SMC, 150
urbanisation, 147
Standard Precipitation Index (SPI), 266
State disaster management plans (SDMPs), 31
Statistic techniques, 166
Sustainability of agriculture, 280
T
Temperature condition index (TCI), 248
Terrorism, 4
Thermal infrared (TIR), 155
Thermal power, 44
Traditional water resource management
systems (TWRMS), 279
Transport system, 53
Transportation, 97
Treatment facilities (TF), 323
Trend analysis, annual rainfall, 69
U
UN General Assembly, 207
UN Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(IDMC), 207–208
United Nation Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD), 31
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, 31
Unsustainable agriculture, 3
Urban areas, 163
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), 92
Urban population growth, 166
Urban sprawl, 37, 163–165, 171
Urbanization, 67, 147
US Geological Survey (USGS), 252
Index