About Journal : Disaster & Development

The Institute publishes a bi-annual Journal entitled "Disaster & Development". The first issue of the journal was released by the then Hon’ble Prime Minister of India at the inaugural function of the First India Disaster Management Congress on 29th November 2006 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. This journal publishes various research and policy papers on different aspects of disaster management after thorough analysis and review. Besides plagiarism checking and relevance of the topics, experts and resource persons are involved to edit and review the content of research and policy manuscripts received from the authors. The Journal has been included in the UGC CARE list from July 2022.

Current Issue

Disaster & Development Journal Vol. 14, No. 1, January - June 2025

List of Papers

1. Climate and Urban Fire Disaster in Mountain Environment of Aizawl Municipal Corporation Area, Mizoram, India
   (R. Lalrinchhana, R. Zonunsanga, Rintei Renthlei, Zothansanga Hmar and Ankita Mishra)
2. A Five-Tier Framework for Scalable Public Health Emergency and Disaster Management: Enhancing Pandemic and Climate Resilience
   Rajeev Sharma, Surya Parkash, Jugal Kishore, Ravinder Singh, Manish Chaturvedi, Pankaj K. Singh, Ajay Dogra, Priyanka Singh and Neha Pandey
3. Landslide Hazard Zonation Mapping using Binary Logistic Regression and its Validation in Mandakini Valley, Garhwal Himalaya
   (Suman Das and Ashish Kumar Saha)
4. Exploring the Relationship Between Disasters and Tourism in India: A Quantitative Approach
   (R. Rajesh and M. Praveen)
5. Scenario of Geo-Hydrological Disasters and their Perception among People in a Himalayan Town: A Case Study from Almora Town
   (Puran Ch. Joshi, Himanshu Pandey and Gaurav Vaishnav)
6. Landscape Dynamics and Its Impact on Landslide Susceptibility: A Case Study of Idukki District, Kerala
   (Balu M and Lancelet T.S)