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Disaster Resilience in South Asia: Tackling the Odds in the Sub-Continental Fringes

By (author) Iftekhar Ahmed, By (author) Kim Maund, By (author) Thayaparan Gajendran

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This book considers the challenges of building disaster resilience in South Asia – a region that frequently experiences some of the most severe and devastating impacts of disasters. Despite significant work to assist affected communities, many smaller South Asian countries remain particularly vulnerable in terms of fostering disaster resilience. Drawing on examples from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the book offers rich insights and narratives on disaster resilience policy and practice. It considers the possibilities for advancing community resilience and capacity building through an exploration of different aspects of governance and policy. Given the diversity of these countries and recent disasters, a variety of perspectives are considered: institutional and policy frameworks, risk management governance, recovery operations, building codes, and policy and media discourse. The book offers a collective understanding of practice, which can offer global lessons to a world increasingly beset by disasters and with uncertain environmental futures. This book will be a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners and students in the fields of disaster risk reduction and management, climate change adaptation, public policy and sustainable development.

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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published date | 13 Dec 2021
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 236
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 340g
ISBN | 978-1-0322-3636-0
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BISAC | gardening / climatic / desert


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