Overview
- Constitutes the first book on innovative approaches of community practices of Japan
- Links academic research and field practices
- Highlights, in the post-disaster scenario of Japan, the key aspects of community-based risk reduction
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Evolution of Community Based Risk Reduction in Japan
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Community Based Risk Reduction Issues
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Case Examples
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About this book
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 resilience in coping with those disasters. Japan has a strong governance system for disaster risk reduction. However, the Kobe earthquake of 1995 showed the importance of community involvement in disaster response as well as recovery. With several examples from different parts of Japan, the book elaborates on the importance of community-based risk reduction and the innovations required for sustaining some of the community approaches. The book has 13 chapters and is divided into three parts: (1) Evolution of community-based risk reduction in Japan; (2) Community-based risk-reduction issues; and (3) Case studies.
The primary target groups for this book are students and researchers in the fields of environment, disaster risk reduction, and climate change studies. The book provides them with a good idea of the current research trends in the field and furnishes basic knowledge about these vital topics. Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able to apply the knowledge collected here to policy and decision-making.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan
Editors: Rajib Shaw
Series Title: Disaster Risk Reduction
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54246-9
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54245-2Published: 28 January 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56136-1Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54246-9Published: 18 January 2014
Series ISSN: 2196-4106
Series E-ISSN: 2196-4114
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 239
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Natural Hazards, Sustainable Development