EAN: 9784431551560

NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN THE ASIA PACIFIC...

The Asia-Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable to a variety of natural and manmade
hazards. This edited book productively brings together scholars and senior public officials
having direct experience in dealing with or researching on recent major natural disasters in
the Asia-Pacific. The chapters focus on disaster preparedness and management  including
pre-event planning and mitigation  crisis leadership and emergency response  and disaster
recovery. Specific events discussed in this book include a broad spectrum of disasters such as
tropical storms and typhoons in the Philippines  earthquakes in China  tsunamis in Indonesia 
Japan  and Maldives  and bushfires in Australia. The book aims to generate discussions about
improved risk reduction strategies throughout the region. It seeks to provide a comparative
perspective across countries to draw lessons from three perspectives: public policy 
humanitarian systems  and community engagement.

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