Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster Risk Reduction: From Practice to Policy (Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation)

Shaw, Rajib; Sharma, Anshu; Takeuchi, Yukiko

ISBN 10: 1607415747 / ISBN 13: 9781607415749

Published by Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2009

About this Item

very minor shelf wear only.

Seller Inventory # 2000029443

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster Risk Reduction: From Practice to Policy (Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation)
• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1607415747
• ISBN 13: 9781607415749
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Indigenous Knowledge (IK) has been practised in communities over time. There are several news after major disasters on how these IK has been effective to protect the lives and properties of people and communities. Some of the IK has been orally transmitted and some are documented by local organisations sporadically. Asia, being one of the most disaster prone areas in the world, people and communities has developed their coping mechanisms over time, which is reflected in the form of IK. While many organisations recognise the importance of IK for disaster risk reduction (DRR), there has been few systematic study on analysing the principles of IK and its applicability to the modern context. The book is one of the first and unique attempts of systematic study of IK in DRR. The key challenge will start after the publishing of the book: to make it a useful reference materials for decision making, research, implementation and documentation. The target of the book is professionals, practitioners, researchers and graduate students in the related field.