After Great Disasters

After Great Disasters

Author: Laurie A. Johnson

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9781558443310

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Great natural disasters are rare, but their aftermath can change the fortunes of a city or region forever. This book and its companion Policy Focus Report identify lessons from different parts of the world to help communities and government leaders better organize for recovery after future disasters. The authors consider the processes and outcomes of community recovery and reconstruction following major disasters in six countries: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. Post-disaster reconstruction offers opportunities to improve construction and design standards, renew infrastructure, create new land use arrangements, reinvent economies, and improve governance. If done well, reconstruction can help break the cycle of disaster-related impacts and losses, and improve the resilience of a city or region.


The Asian Tsunami

The Asian Tsunami

Author: S. K. Jayasuriya

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1849806837

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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 international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest humanitarian programs ever organised in the developing world. This book discusses the lessons of the aid effort for disaster protection policy in developing countries.


Safer Homes, Stronger Communities

Safer Homes, Stronger Communities

Author: Abhas K. Jha

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2010-01-15

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0821382683

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This handbook is designed to guide public sector managers and development practitioners through the process of large-scale housing reconstruction after major disasters, based on the experiences of recent reconstruction programs in Aceh (Indonesia), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Gujarat (India) and Bam (Iran).


Data Against Natural Disasters

Data Against Natural Disasters

Author: Samia Amin

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 0821374532

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This book provides guidance to policy makers seeking to design effective monitoring systems for disaster response management. This volume describes the data needs that arise after natural disasters, assesses current data management reform efforts, and discusses the institutional preconditions and tactical and strategic steps necessary for establishing systems that work. Six country case studies elaborate lessons from the success and failures of efforts to establish innovative monitoring systems in the aftermath of disasters in Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Mozambique, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.


Community Resilience in Natural Disasters

Community Resilience in Natural Disasters

Author: Anouk Ride

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-09-26

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0230339328

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Told through the voices of local community leaders, this book analyzes how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively - or negatively - to their response, promoting debate on the role of aid and the media in times of crisis.


Mangrove Ecosystems of Asia

Mangrove Ecosystems of Asia

Author: I. Faridah-Hanum

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 477

ISBN-13: 1461485827

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The book provides an up-to-date account of mangrove forests from Asia, together with restoration techniques, and the management requirements of these ecosystems to ensure their sustainability and conservation. All aspects of mangroves and their conservation are critically re-examined. The book is divided into three sections presenting the distribution and status of mangrove ecosystems in Asia, the challenges they are facing, their issues and opportunities, and the management strategies for their conservation.


Rebuilding After Disasters

Rebuilding After Disasters

Author: Gonzalo Lizarralde

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-09-10

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1134028466

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Rebuilding After Disasters emphasizes the role of the built environment in the re-establishment of lives and sustainable livelihoods after disasters. Expert contributors explain the principal challenges facing professionals and practitioners in the building industry.


Oil Wars

Oil Wars

Author: Mary Kaldor

Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)

Published: 2007-03-20

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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Explains the relationship between oil and war in six different regions worldwide.