Economic Prospects of Disaster Risk Management

ISBN-13: 9783659116605 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 168 str.

Pedro B. Bernaldez

Opis

The book reports on the disaster risk management practices in the GUICADALE Platform, Province of Albay, Philippines and their implications on the economic growth and development of the area. It serves as a scorecard of DRM implementation by the local government and provides a picture of the economic prospects of the DRM project. Local government officials, civil society organizations, academic researchers and the general public may be informed of how disaster risk management impacts on the economic growth and development of the concerned area. Disaster risk management relates to climate change adaptation, which is necessary to ensure the safety of constituents of a local government in the face of natural disasters and calamities. The significance of this book hinges, therefore, on its timeliness given the necessity to adapt to global vulnerabilities brought about by climate change.

O autorze

PEDRO B. BERNALDEZ holds the degree Doctor of Political Science earned from Kyung Hee University, South Korea and Doctor of Business Administration from Aquinas University, Philippines. He is a professor at Aquinas University of Legazpi Graduate School and currently a visiting professor at Dongguk University, Gyeongju City, South Korea.