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Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific: Policy and Governance (Disaster Risk Reduction)
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Description for Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific: Policy and Governance (Disaster Risk Reduction)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brassard, Caroline; Howitt, Arnold M.; Giles, David W. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 227 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 464.
The Asia-Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable to a variety of natural and manmade hazards. This edited book productively brings together scholars and senior public officials having direct experience in dealing with or researching on recent major natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific. The chapters focus on disaster preparedness and management, including pre-event planning and mitigation, crisis leadership and emergency response, and disaster recovery. Specific events discussed in this book include a broad spectrum of disasters such as tropical storms and typhoons in the Philippines; earthquakes in China; tsunamis in Indonesia, Japan, and Maldives; and bushfires in Australia. The ... Read more
The Asia-Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable to a variety of natural and manmade hazards. This edited book productively brings together scholars and senior public officials having direct experience in dealing with or researching on recent major natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific. The chapters focus on disaster preparedness and management, including pre-event planning and mitigation, crisis leadership and emergency response, and disaster recovery. Specific events discussed in this book include a broad spectrum of disasters such as tropical storms and typhoons in the Philippines; earthquakes in China; tsunamis in Indonesia, Japan, and Maldives; and bushfires in Australia. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Disaster Risk Reduction
Number of Pages
203
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431551560
SKU
V9784431551560
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific: Policy and Governance (Disaster Risk Reduction)
“The book Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific presents a synopsis of contemporary risk-management thinking in the Asia-Pacific. … Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific is well organized, concise and easy to navigate. … this book will be of interest to those involved in disaster risk-management activities throughout the Asia-Pacific.” (Thomas W. Haase, Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. XL (1), September, ... Read more