Piyoosh Rautela
Biographic Data
| ID | 7703837 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Piyoosh Rautela |
| GIVEN NAMES | Piyoosh |
| FAMILY NAME | Rautela |
| SIGNATURE | RAUTELA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Disaster Management |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7280-4655 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Economics of seismic resilience of educational infrastructure in high earthquake hazard prone Himalayan province of Uttarakhand in India
Assessment of seismic vulnerability of health infrastructure in Uttarakhand
Earthquake safety elements in traditional Koti Banal architecture of Uttarakhand, India
Purpose Despite being located in earthquake sensitive region and often experiencing seismic tremors the State of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas exhibits an elaborate tradition of constructing multistoreyed houses. Both the local dialects of the State (Kumaoni and Garhwali) have unique words for identifying four different floors of a building. This is suggestive of a common occurrence of multistoreyed structures in the region. This paper atte…
Delineating road accident risk along mountain roads
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to attempt to put forth an innovative geographic information system (GIS)‐based methodology for demarcating stretches of mountain roads with differential probability of road accidents. The proposed methodology has been tested in a sample road network of Uttarkashi district in Uttaranchal (India) and exhibits potential of reducing the frequency of road accidents by adopting suitable site‐specific measures along…
Redefining disaster
Purpose The cumulative impact of accidents not considered as disasters far surpasses the impact of disasters. Accidents taking toll of human lives and economy are often underreported and go unnoticed and the victims of these incidences are also ill compensated. It is therefore necessary to pay adequate attention to accidents and formulate appropriate policies for giving equal treatment to the victims of these events and also to make efforts for m…
Risk management for vibrant economic growth and sustained development
Purpose The paper seeks to makes a correlation between poverty; and disaster‐induced losses and to clearly put forth a hypothesis for deepening poverty in India; the disaster – poverty cycle, and to suggest that India would perpetually remain a developing nation unless attempts are made to reduce the burden of disasters on the public exchequer. A practical strategy is put forth for disrupting the disaster – poverty cycle through appropriate risk …
Non‐monsoonal landslides in Uttaranchal Himalaya (India)
Purpose Climatic conditions as also the agrarian economy of the Indian subcontinent is greatly affected by the monsoonal winds that are characterized by heavy rains between June and September. The paper is an attempt to break the myth that landslides are only confined to monsoonal months that normally have concentrated rains and can be expected in other seasons as well and, therefore, disaster alert levels cannot be relaxed during non‐monsoonal s…
Traditional inputs in disaster management
As suggested by field records, elaborate mitigative planning for the protection of an area around Amparav in North India from the threat of landslide have been in place for nearly a century. The landslide management plan incorporates essentials of both structural and non‐structural mitigative measures that reflect a thorough understanding by the landslide managers of the mass wastage processes involved. Implementation of this plan safeguarded thi…
Disaster management strategy for avoiding landslide induced losses to the villages in the vicinity of the Himalayan township of Mussoorie in Uttaranchal (India)
Purpose Many villages in the vicinity of the hill township of Mussorie in the Indian Himalayas are witnessing signs of an impending disaster. These villages are witnessing active wastage that might take an heavy toll of human interest during the monsoon season and therefore the paper proposes examining this subject. Design/methodology/approach A detailed study was undertaken in the area of Mussorie. Findings It is suggested that a series of preve…
Ground subsidence
Purpose It is observed that the slow onslaught disasters do not normally catch media attention as these often do not result in human casualties. Inadequate media attention results in insufficient rehabilitation support for the victims. The paper aims at highlighting the problem of ground subsidence in the Himalayan terrain together with the hardships of the victims. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on the detailed field investigatio…
Indigenous technical knowledge inputs for effective disaster management in the fragile Himalayan ecosystem
Purpose Survival strategy of the masses has led to the evolution of area‐specific, locally pertinent and effective ways of mitigating natural disasters. This vital knowledge base is, however, often ignored and is being fast eroded. The paper aims at highlighting the relevance of these practices that put forth most cost‐effective and acceptable means of mitigating disasters. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on the extensive field stu…
Implications of ignoring the old disaster management plans
Purpose The paper aims to discuss the causes of the landslide event at Amparav in Kumaun Himalaya (Nainital district of Uttaranchal in India) and attempts to bring forth the importance of mass awareness regarding the past disaster events in their surroundings. Design/methodology/approach On the aftermath of the landslide tragedy of 23 September, 2004 field investigations were carried out to probe the causes and lapses that resulted in tragedy at …
Insight into the nature of road accidents from data on injured and dead
Analysis of data on road accidents collected from different sources brings forth important characteristics related to the nature of accidents. Based on this, the fatality index (FI) is defined as the ratio of fatalities to injuries in accidents. An increase in FI is indicative of fatalities in accidents. High FI is observed to correlate positively with difficult terrain, slow response and poor medical facilities. FI therefore represents an import…
August, 1998 landslide tragedies of central Himalayas (India)
During the monsoons of 1998 Central Himalaya was struck hard by landslides. Major incidences took place in Kali, Kaliganga and Madhyamaheshwar river valleys and the death toll in these crossed three hundred. Fieldwork undertaken in these valleys has brought forth interrelationship between various geomorphic parameters and the landslides. At the same time, it was observed that under compulsions of increasing population and fragmenting social set‐u…
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August, 1998 landslide tragedies of central Himalayas (India)
During the monsoons of 1998 Central Himalaya was struck hard by landslides. Major incidences took place in Kali, Kaliganga and Madhyamaheshwar river valleys and the death toll in these crossed three hundred. Fieldwork undertaken in these valleys has brought forth interrelationship between various geomorphic parameters and the landslides. At the same time, it was observed that under compulsions of increasing population and fragmenting social set‐u…
Insight into the nature of road accidents from data on injured and dead
Analysis of data on road accidents collected from different sources brings forth important characteristics related to the nature of accidents. Based on this, the fatality index (FI) is defined as the ratio of fatalities to injuries in accidents. An increase in FI is indicative of fatalities in accidents. High FI is observed to correlate positively with difficult terrain, slow response and poor medical facilities. FI therefore represents an import…
Traditional inputs in disaster management
As suggested by field records, elaborate mitigative planning for the protection of an area around Amparav in North India from the threat of landslide have been in place for nearly a century. The landslide management plan incorporates essentials of both structural and non‐structural mitigative measures that reflect a thorough understanding by the landslide managers of the mass wastage processes involved. Implementation of this plan safeguarded thi…
Disaster management strategy for avoiding landslide induced losses to the villages in the vicinity of the Himalayan township of Mussoorie in Uttaranchal (India)
Purpose Many villages in the vicinity of the hill township of Mussorie in the Indian Himalayas are witnessing signs of an impending disaster. These villages are witnessing active wastage that might take an heavy toll of human interest during the monsoon season and therefore the paper proposes examining this subject. Design/methodology/approach A detailed study was undertaken in the area of Mussorie. Findings It is suggested that a series of preve…
Ground subsidence
Purpose It is observed that the slow onslaught disasters do not normally catch media attention as these often do not result in human casualties. Inadequate media attention results in insufficient rehabilitation support for the victims. The paper aims at highlighting the problem of ground subsidence in the Himalayan terrain together with the hardships of the victims. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on the detailed field investigatio…
Indigenous technical knowledge inputs for effective disaster management in the fragile Himalayan ecosystem
Purpose Survival strategy of the masses has led to the evolution of area‐specific, locally pertinent and effective ways of mitigating natural disasters. This vital knowledge base is, however, often ignored and is being fast eroded. The paper aims at highlighting the relevance of these practices that put forth most cost‐effective and acceptable means of mitigating disasters. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on the extensive field stu…
Implications of ignoring the old disaster management plans
Purpose The paper aims to discuss the causes of the landslide event at Amparav in Kumaun Himalaya (Nainital district of Uttaranchal in India) and attempts to bring forth the importance of mass awareness regarding the past disaster events in their surroundings. Design/methodology/approach On the aftermath of the landslide tragedy of 23 September, 2004 field investigations were carried out to probe the causes and lapses that resulted in tragedy at …
Redefining disaster
Purpose The cumulative impact of accidents not considered as disasters far surpasses the impact of disasters. Accidents taking toll of human lives and economy are often underreported and go unnoticed and the victims of these incidences are also ill compensated. It is therefore necessary to pay adequate attention to accidents and formulate appropriate policies for giving equal treatment to the victims of these events and also to make efforts for m…
Risk management for vibrant economic growth and sustained development
Purpose The paper seeks to makes a correlation between poverty; and disaster‐induced losses and to clearly put forth a hypothesis for deepening poverty in India; the disaster – poverty cycle, and to suggest that India would perpetually remain a developing nation unless attempts are made to reduce the burden of disasters on the public exchequer. A practical strategy is put forth for disrupting the disaster – poverty cycle through appropriate risk …
Non‐monsoonal landslides in Uttaranchal Himalaya (India)
Purpose Climatic conditions as also the agrarian economy of the Indian subcontinent is greatly affected by the monsoonal winds that are characterized by heavy rains between June and September. The paper is an attempt to break the myth that landslides are only confined to monsoonal months that normally have concentrated rains and can be expected in other seasons as well and, therefore, disaster alert levels cannot be relaxed during non‐monsoonal s…
Delineating road accident risk along mountain roads
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to attempt to put forth an innovative geographic information system (GIS)‐based methodology for demarcating stretches of mountain roads with differential probability of road accidents. The proposed methodology has been tested in a sample road network of Uttarkashi district in Uttaranchal (India) and exhibits potential of reducing the frequency of road accidents by adopting suitable site‐specific measures along…
Earthquake safety elements in traditional Koti Banal architecture of Uttarakhand, India
Purpose Despite being located in earthquake sensitive region and often experiencing seismic tremors the State of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas exhibits an elaborate tradition of constructing multistoreyed houses. Both the local dialects of the State (Kumaoni and Garhwali) have unique words for identifying four different floors of a building. This is suggestive of a common occurrence of multistoreyed structures in the region. This paper atte…
Economics of seismic resilience of educational infrastructure in high earthquake hazard prone Himalayan province of Uttarakhand in India
Assessment of seismic vulnerability of health infrastructure in Uttarakhand
Geography (13 works) · Engineering (9 works) · Business (7 works) · Environmental planning (7 works) · Landslides and related hazards (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Emergency management (6 works) · Environmental resource management (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Civil engineering (5 works)