Land and Disaster Management Strategies in Asia

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-liii

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2. Land Use and Disaster Governance in Asia: An Introduction

   • Huong Ha

   Pages 1-12

3. Land Management and Food Security

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Land Reforms in Kerala: An Aid to Ensure Sustainable Development

      • Anishia Jayadev, Huong Ha

      Pages 15-28

   3. The Indian State and the Unfinished Task of Land Reforms: A Critical Analysis

      • Vertika, Valerian Rodrigues

      Pages 29-47

   4. Cacophony to Euphony: Land Tenure System and Food Security in Pakistan

      • Sarfraz Khawaja

      Pages 49-65

   5. Industrialization and Sustainable Food Security: New Challenges for Malaysia

      • Ahmad Martadha Mohamed, Zahrul Akmal Damin

      Pages 67-80

4. Disaster Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81

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   2. Bangladesh: Natural Disaster Risk Management

      • Huong Ha, Akbaruddin Ahmad

      Pages 83-98

   3. Administrative Planning and Political Response to Hazard: Issues and Concerns

      • Vikas Saharan

      Pages 99-109

   4. Deficiency of Disability Issue in Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy: Implications on Human Security and Social Cohesion

      • Md Shafiqul Islam

      Pages 111-119

   5. Geopolitics and Community Vulnerability: A Case of Diu Island

      • Vinita Yadav

      Pages 121-137

   6. Lack of Integrity Moving the Goals Away

      • Vinay Sharma, Rajat Agrawal, Kumkum Bharti

      Pages 139-153

   7. Anticipating and Managing an Unwelcome Guest: Climate Smart Approach in Disaster Management

      • Ashok Kumar Singha, Saroj Kumar Nayak, N. C. Kar, Swapna Tripathy, Barendra Krushna Sahoo

      Pages 155-168

5. Public Education and Other Issues Related to Disaster Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169

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   2. Disaster Risk Management and Public Education in Singapore

      • Huong Ha, Suriani Jamil

      Pages 171-188

   3. Participatory Environmental Governance and Climate Change Adaptation: Mainstreaming of Tidal River Management in South-west Bangladesh

      • Kazi Nurmohammad Hossainul Haque, Faiz Ahmed Chowdhury, Kazi Rabeya Khatun

      Pages 189-208

   4. Ecology and Culture: Innovative Approaches to the Educational System of Indigenous People of Altai

      • Irina Zhernosenko, Huong Ha

      Pages 209-214

   5. Peacebuilding Model in Diverse Conflict Lines Southern Philippines

      • Charlita Andales-Escano

      Pages 215-243

   6. Community Governance for Climate Change Adaptation in Nepal

      • Tek Nath Dhakal, Ishtiaq Jamil

      Pages 245-257

This book focuses on land and disaster governance in Asian countries. The Asian region has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, storms, earthquakes, drought, typhoons and tsunamis. Further, as a result of unsustainable changes being made in patterns of land use, catchment and coastal zones, increasing population density, migration patterns, and the spread of consumer culture across countries, the impact of natural disasters has increased manifold. The book addresses two major concerns in this field. Firstly, it discusses topics intended to raise awareness among all stakeholders of the critical aspects of disaster management in the context of Asia. Secondly, it calls upon policymakers, researchers, academics, practitioners, private enterprises and civil society organizations, as well as all those who have been, are and will be affected by natural disasters to search for innovative and novel approaches to reducing risk and managing disasters.

• Asia
• Climate Change
• Disaster Management
• Environmental Management
• Extreme Events
• Governance
• Land Use
• Climate change management
• water quality and water pollution

“Land and Disaster Management Strategies in Asia is an excellent contribution to thinking about what key aspects of managing earth will demand. Its chapters deftly analyse the complex relationships among land distribution and use, economic and social development, industrialisation, ecological and climate change, food security, governance, public administration, and peace.”

Professor David Rosenbloom

Distinguished Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, American University, Washington, DC, USA

• UON Singapore (University of Newcastle, Singapore campus), Singapore, Singapore

  Huong Ha

Dr. Huong Ha is the Academic Coordinator of MBA and undergraduate business programme at UON Singapore (University of Newcastle, Singapore campus). She was the Dean of TMC Business School and Director of Research and Development, TMC Academy (Singapore). She obtained her PhD in management from Monash University (Australia) and a Master’s degree in public policy from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. She was a recipient of a PhD scholarship awarded by Monash University, a Temasek scholarship awarded by the National University of Singapore and a scholarship awarded by the UN University/International Leadership Academy, and many other professional and academic awards. She has been an invited member of editorial boards of many international journals; on scientific and/or technical committees of several international conferences; and on international advisory board of many associations. She has also been a reviewer of many journals and international conferences.

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