Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Issues and Challenges (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, 4) - Hardcover

Rajib Shaw

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857244876 ISBN 13: 9780857244871

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2010

Synopsis

The importance of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is increasing due, in part, to recent major disasters throughout the world. CCA and DRR are closely associated and there has been significant awareness at global and national levels to make collective focus on CCA and DRR. Although there are several books on CCA, this is the first systematic academic publication to highlight the linkages between CCA and DRR, CCA-DRR synergy and interactions. The book is divided into four parts: Part 1 focuses on the theory of CCA and DRR and its enabling environment; Part 2 focuses on governance, education and technology as the framework of CCA-DRR linkage; Part 3 focuses on different entry points with chapters on urban, coast, mountain, river and housing; and Part 4 focuses on regional perspective of CCA and DRR looking at developing nations, south Asia, ASEAN and Small Island Developing States. Key issues and challenges related to the CCA and DRR are highlighted throughout, mostly drawing lessons and experiences from the field practices. This book gives researchers and practitioners greater awareness on the current trend of research in the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857244876
• ISBN 13: 9780857244871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Rajib Shaw, Juan M. Pulhin, Joy Jacqueline Pereira