Japan’s Disaster Governance
Language: en
Pages: 120
Authors: Itoko Suzuki
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-09 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

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Natural disasters are often multifaceted and cause severe damage. Disasters initiated locally can become national and even global crises. Today’s world urgent
Black Wave
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: Daniel P. Aldrich
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-10 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 60-foot tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living and working in the most d
Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Rajib Shaw
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-23 - Publisher: Springer

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This book presents key lessons from community-based risk-reduction practices in Japan, a country that is often hit by disasters and that also has shown strong r
Governance, Risk and Financial Impact of Mega Disasters
Language: en
Pages: 124
Authors: Akiko Kamesaka
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-23 - Publisher: Springer Nature

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This book addresses researchers, practitioners, and policy makers interested in understanding the financial implications of mega-disaster risks as well as in se
Disaster Resilience of Education Systems
Language: en
Pages: 246
Authors: Koichi Shiwaku
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-02 - Publisher: Springer

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Education is regarded as a cross-cutting issue for disaster risk reduction (DRR) through reviewing the Sendai Framework for DRR (SFDRR) 2015–2030. Mainstreami