Land and disaster management strategies in Asia

Title: Land and disaster management strategies in Asia
Creator: Ha, Huong
Relation: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9788132219750
Publisher: Springer
Resource Type: book
Date: 2014
Description: This book focuses on land and disaster governance in Asian countries. The Asian region has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, storms, earthquakes, drought, typhoons and tsunamis. Further, as a result of unsustainable changes being made in patterns of land use, catchment and coastal zones, increasing population density, migration patterns, and the spread of consumer culture across countries, the impact of natural disasters has increased manifold. The book addresses two major concerns in this field. Firstly, it discusses topics intended to raise awareness among all stakeholders of the critical aspects of disaster management in the context of Asia. Secondly, it calls upon policymakers, researchers, academics, practitioners, private enterprises and civil society organizations, as well as all those who have been, are and will be affected by natural disasters to search for innovative and novel approaches to reducing risk and managing disasters.
Subject: natural disasters; land management; Asia; disaster management
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1063767
Identifier: uon:17362
Identifier: ISBN:9788132219750
Language: eng