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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 34
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Laurie A. Johnson
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Published: 2017
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781558443310
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreat 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.
Author: S. K. Jayasuriya
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1849806837
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Author: Abhas K. Jha
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2010-01-15
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 0821382683
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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).
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Published: 2013
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Samia Amin
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 0821374532
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Anouk Ride
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011-09-26
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 0230339328
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTold 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.
Author: I. Faridah-Hanum
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-01
Total Pages: 477
ISBN-13: 1461485827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Author: Gonzalo Lizarralde
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-09-10
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 1134028458
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDisasters are not natural. Natural events such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, etc. become disasters because of the fragile relations that exist between the natural, human and built environments. Sadly, major disasters will always occur in towns and cities in the developing world where resources are limited, people are vulnerable and needs are particularly great. The prevailing state of emergency challenges thoughtful and sustainable planning and construction. Yet it is possible, in theory and in practice, to construct them in a way that provides a sustainable environment and improved conditions for current and future generations. 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. This book will be of great value to decision makers, students and researchers in the fields of architecture, social sciences, engineering, planning, geography, and disaster recovery.
Author: Mary Kaldor
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: 2007-03-20
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplains the relationship between oil and war in six different regions worldwide.
