Overview
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Rongxing Guo
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Regional Science Association of China, Peking University, Beijing, China, People's Republic
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Carla Freeman
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, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, USA
Presents an in-depth, field-based study of the impact and recovery from the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan, China earthquake
Provides practical information and policy recommendations for the recovery from natural disasters in years to come
Addresses issues such as natural resource impact, ecological damage, threats to minority cultures, and environmental recovery
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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- Rongxing Guo, Gongzheng Zhao
Pages 81-103
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- Catur Sugiyanto, Budy P. Resosudarmo
Pages 105-120
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- Jialu Tang, Ju Wang, Gongzheng Zhao
Pages 143-161
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- Carla Freeman, Rongxing Guo
Pages 163-170
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Back Matter
Pages 171-174
About this book
This book gathers the work of leading scholars from several disciplines on fragile regions, especially those regions seeking to preserve, strengthen or create processes to restore or reestablish security and effective social and economic management. It tackles the multifarious issues that shape and affect fragile regions, drawing upon a wide range of intellectual and methodological approaches, including such fields as area studies, natural resource science, biology, environmental and resource economics and management, and political economy. The volume brings together the perspectives of a diverse group of contributors from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
Managing Fragile Regions: Method and Application addresses a variety of factors – natural, political, administrative, legislative, economic, social, and cultural – and examines how they exert influences on the operational mechanisms of fragile regions, especially in the contexts of peace and security, economic development, and environmental management. The volume’s nine chapters cover a wide range of examples of fragile regions and their challenges. It will be of interest and utility to practitioners and policy-makers engaged in disaster management and post-disaster reconstruction. Students, researchers, and other professionals involved in resource management, regional science, and environmental science will also find it valuable reading.
Editors and Affiliations
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Regional Science Association of China, Peking University, Beijing, China, People's Republic
Rongxing Guo
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, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, USA
Carla Freeman