Spatial Planning and Resilience Following Disasters: International and Comparative Perspectives
S(Ed)Et Al Greiving
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Description for Spatial Planning and Resilience Following Disasters: International and Comparative Perspectives
Hardback. International contributors from academia, research, policy and practice use their experience and knowledge to explore on-going efforts to improve spatial resilience across the globe and predict future trends. Editor(s): Greiving, Stefan; Ubaura, Michio; Tesliar, Jaroslav. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR; RPC; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 728.
Population shifts and an increase in the number of natural (and man-made) disasters are having a profound effect on urban and rural habitats globally. This book brings together for the first time the experiences and knowledge of international contributors from academia, research, policy and practice to discuss the role of spatial planning after significant disasters. It highlights on-going efforts to improve spatial resilience across the globe and predicts future trends. Comparisons from five countries including Japan, the US, Indonesia, Slovakia and Germany, highlight the influence of significant disasters on spatial planning and spatial resiliency under different legal-administrative and cultural frameworks. ... Read more
Population shifts and an increase in the number of natural (and man-made) disasters are having a profound effect on urban and rural habitats globally. This book brings together for the first time the experiences and knowledge of international contributors from academia, research, policy and practice to discuss the role of spatial planning after significant disasters. It highlights on-going efforts to improve spatial resilience across the globe and predicts future trends. Comparisons from five countries including Japan, the US, Indonesia, Slovakia and Germany, highlight the influence of significant disasters on spatial planning and spatial resiliency under different legal-administrative and cultural frameworks. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
728g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447323587
SKU
V9781447323587
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Ref
99-50
About S(Ed)Et Al Greiving
Stefan Greiving is Executive Director of the Institute of Spatial Planning at TU Dortmund University. His main interests are in the areas of disaster risk management, adaptation to climate change and spatial planning. Michio Ubaura is Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture and Building Science at Tohoku University. His specialty is spatial planning. ... Read more
Reviews for Spatial Planning and Resilience Following Disasters: International and Comparative Perspectives
In times of growing awareness on the crucial role of spatial planning in disaster recovery and resilience building this book meets the challenge outstandingly by bringing together prominent contributors from academia, research and policy-making to judge remediation efforts after calamities with an indelible imprint on human history. Sapountzaki Kalliopi, Harokopio University, Greece