Land and Disaster Management Strategies in Asia

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ha, Huong (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Climate change.; Natural disasters.; Environmental management.; Water pollution.; Public administration.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Public Administration.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Natural Hazards.; Environmental Management.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Environmental Economics.

This book focuses on land and disaster governance in Asian countries. The Asian region has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, storms, earthquakes, drought, typhoons and tsunamis. Further, as a result of unsustainable changes being made in patterns of lan...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1. Land Use and Disaster Governance in Asia: An Introduction
• Chapter 2. NAPSIPAG Is Ten Years Old: An Agenda for the Next Decade
• Part I: Land Management and Food Security
• Chapter 3. Land Reforms in Kerala - An Aid to Ensure Sustainable Development
• Chapter 4. The Indian State and the Unfinished Task of Land Reforms: A Critical Analysis
• Chapter 5. Cacophony to Euphony: Land Tenure System and Food Security in Pakistan
• Chapter 6. Industrialisation and Sustainable Food Security: New Challenges for Malaysia
• Part II: Disaster Management
• Chapter 7. Bangladesh: Natural Disaster Risk Management
• Chapter 8. Administrative Planning and Political Response to Hazard: Issues and Concerns
• Chapter 9. Deficiency of Disability Issue in Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy: Implications on Human Security and Social Cohesion
• Chapter 10. Geo-Politics and Community Vulnerability: A case of Diu Island
• Chapter 11. Lack of Integrity moving the Goals Away
• Chapter 12. Anticipating and Managing an Unwelcome Guest: Climate Smart Approach in Disaster Management
• Part III: Public Education and Other Issues Related to Disaster Management
• Chapter 13. Disaster Risk Management and Public Education in Singapore
• Chapter 14. Participatory Environmental Governance and Climate Change Adaptation: Mainstreaming of Tidal River Management (TRM) in South-West Bangladesh
• Chapter 15. Ecology and Culture: Innovative Approaches to the Educational System of Indigenous People of Altai
• Chapter 16. Peacebuilding Model in Diverse Conflict Lines Southern Philippines
• Chapter 17. Community Governance for Climate Change Adaptation in Nepal
• Chapter 18. Land Use and Disaster Governance: Implications and Policy Recommendations.