Overview
- Defines vulnerability in a broad sense from the point of view of a regional perspective as well as the concepts of sustainability, survivability, and well-being
- Appeals to various interests with an interdisciplinary approach drawing upon economics, civil engineering, regional planning, public health, and risk management
- Demonstrates that regional varieties of models from rural to urban and from developing to developed countries are important for formulating a practical risk management policy
Part of the book series: New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives (NFRSASIPER, volume 4)
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Book Title: Coping with Regional Vulnerability
Book Subtitle: Preventing and Mitigating Damages from Environmental Disasters
Editors: Kiyoko Hagihara, Chisato Asahi
Series Title: New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55169-0
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Japan KK 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55168-3Published: 16 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56272-6Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55169-0Published: 08 October 2015
Series ISSN: 2199-5974
Series E-ISSN: 2199-5982
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 362
Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, Social Policy, Environmental Economics