Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific

Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific
Author :
Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 220
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9784431551577
ISBN-13 : 4431551573
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific by : Caroline Brassard

Download or read book Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific written by Caroline Brassard and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 book aims to generate discussions about improved risk reduction strategies throughout the region. It seeks to provide a comparative perspective across countries to draw lessons from three perspectives: public policy, humanitarian systems, and community engagement.


Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific Related Books

Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: Caroline Brassard
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-11-18 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 se
Asia-Pacific Disaster Management
Language: en
Pages: 311
Authors: Simon Butt
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-29 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The book outlines the regulatory environment for disaster prevention and management in broad social, economic and political context. The first half of the book
Tourism Crisis and Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: Brent W Ritchie
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-11-21 - Publisher: CABI

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Asia-Pacific area is one of the fastest growing tourism regions and a major driver of global tourism in general. Tourism industries in Asia Pacific have bee
The Asian Tsunami
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: S. K. Jayasuriya
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-01 - Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230,000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader internati
Disaster Management
Language: en
Pages: 452
Authors: W. Nick Carter
Categories: Disaster relief
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This ready reference handbook focuses on Southeast Asia and the Pacific, covering natural calamities ranging from earthquakes to volcanic eruptions and from cyc