Rethinking Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in a Time of Change

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Understanding Change Through the Lens of Resilience

      • Wanglin Yan, Will Galloway

      Pages 3-20

3. Recognizing Vulnerability

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-22

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   2. Japan After March 11th 2011: Between Swift Reconstruction and Sustainable Restructuring

      • Christian Dimmer

      Pages 23-40

   3. Climate Change Vulnerability of Olive Oil Groves in Dry Areas of Tunisia: Case Study in the Governorate of Médenine

      • Mohamed Ouessar

      Pages 41-52

   4. The Vehicle Transportation Problem in the Megacity São Paulo (Brazil)

      • Renato Cesar Sato, Luciana Ferreira da Silva

      Pages 53-63

   5. Disasters and Their Impacts on Air Quality in the Human Living Environment

      • Yoshika Sekine, Naohide Shinohara

      Pages 65-71

   6. Vulnerability of Pastoral Social-Ecological Systems in Mongolia

      • T. Chuluun, M. Altanbagana, Dennis Ojima, R. Tsolmon, B. Suvdantsetseg

      Pages 73-88

4. Awareness and Preparedness for Change

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-90

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   2. The Importance of Information Availability for Climate Change Preparedness in the Cultural Heritage Sector: A Comparison Between the UK and Japan

      • Matthew Jones

      Pages 91-109

   3. Anticipating Environmental Change in Development Planning for the Archipelago of Indonesia

      • Abimanyu Takdir Alamsyah

      Pages 111-126

   4. Institutional and Technical Innovation in Pakistan for Resilience to Extreme Climate Events

      • Pervaiz Amir

      Pages 127-139

   5. Development of an International Institutional Framework for Climate Adaptation and Practice in Adaptation Planning in Developing Countries

      • Makoto Kato

      Pages 141-153

   6. Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation Products and Services by Japanese Companies with Base-of-the-Economic-Pyramid (BoP) Businesses

      • Tokutaro Hiramoto

      Pages 155-163

   7. Systems Established for Reconstruction After the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the Current Situation on the Ground

      • Sosuke Tanaka

      Pages 165-171

5. Tools and Methods for Building Resiliency

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-174

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   2. Developing an ICT-Based Toolbox for Resilient Capacity Building: Challenges, Obstacles and Approaches

      • Qian Ye, Xiaobing Hu, Zhangang Han

      Pages 175-190

   3. Development of Tools to Assess Vulnerability to Climate Change in South Asia

      • Upali Imbulana

      Pages 191-197

   4. Development Plan as a Tool to Improve the Disaster Resilience of Urban Areas

      • Ranjith Perera, Dzul Khaimi bin Khailani

      Pages 199-221

This book contributes to the literature on resilience, hazard planning, risk management, environmental policy and design, presenting articles that focus on building resilience through social and technical means. Bringing together contributions from Japanese authors, the book also offers a rare English-language glimpse into current policy and practice in Japan since the 2011 Tohoku disaster. The growth of resilience as a common point of contact for fields as disparate as economics, architecture and population politics reflects a shared concern about our capacity to cope with and adapt to change. 


The ability to bounce back from hardship and disaster is essential to all of our futures. Yet, if such ability is to be sustainable, and not rely on a “brute force” response, innovation will need to become a core practice for policymakers and on-the-ground responders alike.


The book offers a valuable reference guide for graduate students, researchers and policy analysts who are looking for a holistic but practical approach to resilience planning.

• Resilience
• Resilience Thinking
• Adaptation Theory
• Adaptation Practice
• Community Resilience
• Rapid Change
• Creeping Change
• Emerging Economies
• Shrinking Society
• Sustainable Development
• Disaster Preparation
• Disaster Reconstruction
• Managing Uncertainty
• Information and Communication
• Vulnerability Mapping
• Energy Issues
• Fukushima
• Decentralized Energy
• Alternative Urban Planning Practice
• climate change

• Fac Envr Info Stud/Grad Schl Media & Gov, Keio University Fac Envr Info Stud/Grad Schl Media & Gov, Fujisawa, Japan

  Wanglin Yan

• Grad School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Grad School of Media and Governance, Fujisawa, Japan

  Will Galloway

Professor Wanglin Yan graduated from Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1982. He received his Master’s degree in 1989 and his PhD in 1992 from the University of Tokyo’s Department of Civil Engineering. He is a specialist in Geographic Information System and Science and contributed to the design and re-construction plan for Sichuan, China after the city was struck by a massive earthquake in 2008. His recent research interests are in assessing the resiliency of ecosystems and human society, and devising and implementing adaptation plans in developed and developing countries.
 
Will Galloway graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Environmental Design in 1996 and a Master of Architecture in 2001. He received his PhD in Environmental Studies from the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Frontier Sciences in 2008.  He is a specialist in the compact city theory of urban planning and is a practicing architect. After working in the UK, Canada, and Japan he founded frontofficetokyo, a design office. He co-founded the Tokyo Chapter of Open Architecture Collaborative (previously Architecture For Humanity), a nonprofit organization focused on resilience and disaster reconstruction efforts around the world. His recent research interests include the multi-disciplinary integration of architecture, urban forms and energy production, as well as strategies for adaptation and resiliency building both before and after disasters.

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