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  • Complex Disasters

    Compounding, Cascading, and Protracted

    Edited by Anna Lukasiewicz, Tayanah O’Donnell ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This Edited book introduces the concept of complex disasters and considers both disaster risks and impacts across the disaster management spectrum – Prevention – Preparation – Response and Recovery. Three types of complex disasters are analysed – ‘Compound’, ‘Cascading’ and ‘Protracted’.Case studies include hazards from fires, through to floods, sea level rise and typhoons are explored through ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific

    Governance, Education and Capacity

    Edited by Helen James, Rajib Shaw, Vinod Sharma, Anna Lukasiewicz ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book brings together interdisciplinary perspectives from across the Asia Pacific region, covering four main sections: 1) Governance, 2) Education and Capacity, 3) Science, Technology, Risk Assessment and Communities, and 4) Recovery. The chapters address different dimensions of Sendai Framework of Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), which are linked to Sustainable Development Goals, as well as ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Natural Hazards and Disaster Justice

    Challenges for Australia and Its Neighbours

    Edited by Anna Lukasiewicz, Claudia Baldwin ...
    This book explores policy, legal, and practice implications regarding the emerging field of disaster justice, using case studies of floods, bushfires, heatwaves, and earthquakes in Australia and Southern and South-east Asia. It reveals geographic locational and social disadvantage and structural inequities that lead to increased risk and vulnerability to disaster, and which impact ability to ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Natural Resources and Environmental Justice

    Australian Perspectives

    Edited by Sonia Graham, Anna Lukasiewicz, Stephen Dovers, Libby Robin, Jennifer McKay, Steven Schilizzi ...
    Environmental management involves making decisions about the governance of natural resources such as water, minerals or land, which are inherently decisions about what is just or fair. Yet, there is little emphasis on justice in environmental management research or practical guidance on how to achieve fairness and equity in environmental governance and public policy. This results in social ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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    Edited by Lena Dominelli ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Green social work espouses a holistic approach to all peoples and other living things – plants and animals, and the physical ecosystem; emphasises the relational nature of all its constituent parts; and redefines the duty to care for and about others as one that includes the duty to care for and about planet earth.By acknowledging the interdependency of all living things it allows for the ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Singapore Ageing

    Issues and Challenges Ahead

    by S Vasoo, Bilveer Singh, Srinivasan Chokkanathan ...
    Ageing is a part of life that all Singaporeans must face and, in fact, all families will have next of kins who will undergo that life stage. Singapore Ageing assembles a team of researchers, administrators, practitioners, advocates and academics from varied social service and care sectors, to share their thoughts, concerns and future challenges faced by an ageing Singapore in different arenas.With ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Disaster Resiliency

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, Fernando I. Rivera ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy
    Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness and sustainability has been underscored by such calamities as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Japanese tsunami in 2011. Natural disasters will inevitably continue to occur, but by understanding the concept of resiliency as well as the factors that lead to it, ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Successful Adaptation to Climate Change

    Linking Science and Policy in a Rapidly Changing World

    Edited by Susanne C. Moser, Maxwell T. Boykoff ...
    What does successful adaptation look like? This is a question we are frequently asked by planners, policy makers and other professionals charged with the task of developing and implementing adaptation strategies. While adaptation is increasingly recognized as an important climate risk management strategy, and on-the-ground adaptation planning activity is becoming more common-place, there is no ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Social Work and Human Services Responsibilities in a Time of Climate Change

    Country, Community and Complexity

    by Amanda Howard, Margot Rawsthorne, Pam Joseph, Mareese Terare, Dara Sampson, Meaghan Katrak Harris ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Social Work
    This book provides an accessible, research-informed text for students, social workers and other social service workers and community development workers focused on practically linking climate change to social justice.The book is designed for:Those who want to embed an understanding of climate change and its social justice impacts in their everyday practiceThose keen to explore the explicit but ... Read more

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  • Handbook Of Disaster Risk Reduction & Management: Climate Change And Natural Disasters

    by Christian N Madu, Chu-hua Kuei ...
    Climate change is increasingly of great concern to the world community. The earth has witnessed the buildup of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, changes in biodiversity, and more occurrences of natural disasters. Recently, scientists have begun to shift their emphasis away from curbing carbon dioxide emission to adapting to carbon dioxide emission. The increase in natural disasters around ... Read more

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  • Environmental Governance in Indonesia

    Edited by Annisa Triyanti, Mochamad Indrawan, Laely Nurhidayah, Muh Aris Marfai ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book presents the state-of-the-art environmental governance research and practices in Indonesia. It offers a wide scope, covering different sectors (e.g., forestry, mining) and geographical landscapes (e.g., inland and coastal areas). This book engages with existing theories and frameworks, including Earth System Governance, Adaptive and Interactive Governance, among others to ... Read more

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  • Creating Resilient Futures

    Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas

    Edited by Stephen Flood, Yairen Jerez Columbié, Martin Le Tissier, Barry O'Dwyer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access edited volume critically examines a coherence building opportunity between Climate Change Adaptation, the Sustainable Development Goals and Disaster Risk Reduction agendas through presenting best practice approaches, and supporting Irish and international case studies. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted existing global inequalities and demonstrated the scope and scale of ... Read more

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