Case Studies in Disaster Mitigation and Prevention: Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series

ISBN-13: 9780128095287 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 280 str.

Tanveer Islam

Opis

Case Studies in Disaster Mitigation presents cases illustrating efforts to reduce human and material losses associated with disasters. It demonstrates that mitigation is an ongoing phase in which communities continually pursue long-term hazard resistance and reduction. Cases illustrate the importance of risk assessment in the development of mitigation strategies through hazard mapping and multi-hazard mitigation planning. Cases also illustrate approaches to reduction risk through structural and non-structural means, giving consideration to benefits or limitations of these strategies in different contexts. The contributions of different mitigation activities to disaster risk reduction efforts are examined using the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

• Presents in-depth cases studies in disaster mitigation, one of the phases of disaster management
• Unites practice and research from multiple disciplines to highlight the complexity of disaster mitigation, including environmental and earth sciences, engineering, public health, geography, sociology, and anthropology
• Examines policy and ethical dilemmas faced by decision makers in disaster situations

Spis treści

Historical Perspectives on the State of Mitigation Practices 1. Current and Future Directions in Hazard Mitigation Policy

Mitigation Decision Making 2. Reducing Risk Through Public Engagement in Hazard Mitigation Plans 3. Community Based Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Strategies in Rural Communities 4. Planning through Narratives: Participatory Tool and Disaster Risk Reduction

Emerging Issues 5. Odisha Disaster Recovery Project 6. Water Sensitive Mexico City 7. Futureproofing New York City Housing 8. EMcounter 9. Planning for Resilient Urban Infrastructure