Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan

Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9784431542469
ISBN-13 : 4431542469
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Book Synopsis Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan by : Rajib Shaw

Download or read book Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan written by Rajib Shaw and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-01-18 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents key lessons from community-based risk-reduction practices in Japan, a country that is often hit by disasters and that also has shown strong resilience in coping with those disasters. Japan has a strong governance system for disaster risk reduction. However, the Kobe earthquake of 1995 showed the importance of community involvement in disaster response as well as recovery. With several examples from different parts of Japan, the book elaborates on the importance of community-based risk reduction and the innovations required for sustaining some of the community approaches. The book has 13 chapters and is divided into three parts: (1) Evolution of community-based risk reduction in Japan; (2) Community-based risk-reduction issues; and (3) Case studies. The primary target groups for this book are students and researchers in the fields of environment, disaster risk reduction, and climate change studies. The book provides them with a good idea of the current research trends in the field and furnishes basic knowledge about these vital topics. Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able to apply the knowledge collected here to policy and decision-making.


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