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  • Communication, Science, Technology, and Innovation in Disaster Risk Management

    Recent Trends and Approaches in South Asia

    Edited by Swapan Talukdar, Ranit Chatterjee, Somnath Bera, Atish Prashar, Rajib Shaw ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents the three pillars of Disaster Risk Management (DRM): communication, innovation, and science and technology. These three pillars are applied across five dimensions, namely risk identification and reduction, preparedness, financial protection, resilient recovery, and risk-informed investments in South Asia. In the coming decades, the region will experience rapid economic ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

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  • Disaster Management: Global Challenges and Local Solutions

    by Rajib Shaw ...
    We are becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters. Disaster Management is therefore an important topic for all—from high school students to researchers. Disaster data in recent years show increasing trends in physical, social and economic impacts. While a global perspective of disaster management is necessary, it is also important to emphasize local solutions. This book targets some of ... Read more

    $33.00 USD

  • Technologies for Development

    From Innovation to Social Impact

    Edited by Silvia Hostettler, Samira Najih Besson, Jean-Claude Bolay ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This open access book presents 18 case studies that explore current scientific and technological efforts to address global development issues, such as poverty, from a holistic and interdisciplinary point of view, putting actual impacts at the centre of its analysis. It illustrates the use of technologies for development in various fields of research, such as humanitarian action, medical and ... Read more

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  • Interlocal Adaptations to Climate Change in East and Southeast Asia

    Sharing Lessons of Agriculture, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resource Management

    Edited by Tetsuji Ito, Makoto Tamura, Akihiko Kotera, Yuki Ishikawa-Ishiwata ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This Open Access book’s main focus is agriculture and natural resource management, disaster risk reduction, and human resource development in the countries of East and Southeast Asia and Japan.Asia is one of the regions which is the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. More than sixty percent of the world’s people live in the region, making it the growth center of the world. Asia is ... Read more

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  • Natural Disasters and Risk Management in Canada

    An Introduction

    by Nirupama Agrawal ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    These chapters provide valuable and comprehensive information on a variety of hazards, including both scientific and social aspects of disasters. The work introduces the concept of large, medium and small scale hazards, and includes many useful case studies as well as working examples of theoretical concepts.As readers will acknowledge, today the distinction between natural and technological ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • 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

    $206.99 USD

  • Earth Observation Science and Applications for Risk Reduction and Enhanced Resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region

    A Decade of Experience from SERVIR

    Edited by Birendra Bajracharya, Rajesh Bahadur Thapa, Mir A. Matin ...
    This open access book is a consolidation of lessons learnt and experiences gathered from our efforts to utilise Earth observation (EO) science and applications to address environmental challenges in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. It includes a complete package of knowledge on service life cycles including multi-disciplinary topics and practically tested applications for the HKH. It comprises 19 ... Read more

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  • Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia

    Progress, Challenges, and Issues

    Edited by Riyanti Djalante, Matthias Garschagen, Frank Thomalla, Rajib Shaw ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is a unique, transdisciplinary summary of the state of the art of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Indonesia. It provides a comprehensive overview of disaster risk governance across all levels and multiple actors including diverse perspectives from practitioners and researchers on the challenges and progress of DRR in Indonesia. The book includes novel and emerging topics such as the ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Decision Science for Future Earth

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Tetsukazu Yahara ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book provides a theoretical framework and case studies on decision science for regional sustainability by integrating the natural and social sciences. The cases discussed include solution-oriented transdisciplinary studies on the environment, disasters, health, governance and human cooperation. Based on these case studies and comprehensive reviews of relevant works, including ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Development Goals in Northeast India

    Challenges and Achievements

    Edited by Subhash Anand, Madhushree Das, Rituparna Bhattacharyya, R. B. Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book covers themes related to the geosphere, biosphere, sociosphere and ecosphere dealing with changing geographical, environmental and socio-economic realities to plan a sustainable future for the northeast region (NER) of India. The NER consists of eight states—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Sikkim—and they carry political, economic and social ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Proceedings of the 3rd Progress in Social Science, Humanities and Education Research Symposium (PSSHERS 2021)

    Edited by Ifdil Ifdil ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This is an open access book. The 3rd Progress in Social Science, Humanities and Education Research Symposium (PSSHERS) 2021 was conducted on 3 November 2021, at the Universitas Negeri Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia.The aim of the Symposium is to bring together scholars, students, researchers, and administrators from different countries, and to discuss theoretical and practical issues in the ... Read more

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  • Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia

    by Rajib Shaw, Akhilesh Surjan, Gulsan Ara Parvin, Atta-ur-Rahman ...
    Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia presents the latest information on the intensity and frequency of disasters. Specifically, the fact that, in urban areas, more than 50% of the world's population is living on just 2% of the land surface, with most of these cities located in Asia and developing countries that have high vulnerability and intensification. The book offers an in-depth and ... Read more

    $71.99 USD