Land and Disaster Management Strategies in Asia

Ha Huong

Published in: 2015

Publisher: Springer

Region / Country: All

Topics: Disaster risk reduction / Disaster risk management / Hazards / Resilience /Climate Change / Water / Mountains / etc.
Abstract:

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.

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