Disaster Resilience and Sustainability: Japan's Urban Development and Social Capital

ISBN-13: 9780367712914 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 112 str.

Australia) Nakanishi Hitomi (University of Canberra

Opis

This book examines urban planning and infrastructure development in Japanese cities after the second world war as a way to mitigate the risks of disasters while pursuing sustainable development. It will be of interest to scholars in city development and planning, urban studies and human geography.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Japan’s Urban Planning and Infrastructure Development after WWII 3. Social Capital: Community Responses to Natural Hazards 4. Typhoon Nation: Lessons of 2004 5. Community as a Hub of Response: Kumamoto Earthquake of 2016 6. Floods and Evacuation Challenge: Western Japan Flood of 2018 7. Beyond Sustainability 8. Conclusion

O autorze

Hitomi Nakanishi is Associate Professor of Built Environment at the University of Canberra, Australia.