Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 4431552413 ISBN 13 : 9784431552413

Editeur : Springer Verlag, Japan, 2014

Synopsis

The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is highly vulnerable to earthquakes and water-induced disasters. The main purpose and objective of this publication is to connect existing data, research, conceptual work, and practical cases on risk, resilience, and risk reduction from the HKH region under a common analytical umbrella.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Hari Krishna Nibanupudi

Hari Krishna Nibanupudi has over 18 years of experience in disaster diplomacy, governance, leadership development & institutional building. He is certified Trainer on water diplomacy from Tufts University and is a recipient of Mary Fran Myers (MFM) award (2013) for contributions to disaster risk reduction. He currently serves at International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) as a Senior DRR Specialist. Earlier, he worked with World Bank Institute, Oxfam, IIMA & IRMA. He has commissioned and coordinated over 30 humanitarian research projects and published over a dozen of disaster risk reduction tool kits, handbooks, training manuals and videos. Many of these research studies were aimed at providing real time research and evaluation support to on going programs in South Asian countries.

Rajib Shaw

Rajib Shaw is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies of Kyoto University, Japan. He worked closely with the local communities, NGOs, governments and international organization, including United Nations, especially in the Asian countries. He is currently the Chair of the United Nations Asia Regional Task Force for Urban Risk Reduction, and the President of Asian University Network of Environment and Disaster Management (AUEDM). His research interests are: community based disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, urban risk management, and disaster and environmental education. He has published several books in the field of disaster and environmental management. He is also the Chief Editor of Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Verlag, Japan
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 4431552413
• ISBN 13: 9784431552413
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 295
• Éditeur: Nibanupudi Hari Krishna, Shaw Rajib
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