Disaster Risk Management in the Republic of Korea

• Main Authors: Kim, Yong-kyun (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Sohn, Hong-Gyoo (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
• Subjects: Natural disasters.; Environmental policy.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Natural Hazards.; Environmental Policy.; Environmental Management.; Sustainable Development.

This book scrutinizes the entire disaster trajectory history in the Republic of Korea: evolution, cross-over, and interconnection among natural, technological, and social disasters. Also examined is the government's dynamic reaction for effective disaster responses in the wake of major disaster...