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Title Science and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia : Potentials and Challenges.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : Academic Press, 2017.

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Contents Front Cover; Science and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Editors; Preface; About the Book; I. Overview; 1 Science and technology in disaster risk reduction in Asia: Post-Sendai developments; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Prioritizing regional science technology needs in disaster risk reduction; 1.2.1 Formation of Asia Science Technology Academia Advisory Group; 1.2.2 APRU Kyoto dialogue on S 1.2.3 Regional science technology conference; 1.3 Benchmarking S & T status; 1.4 Bringing science technology into national-level planning
1.5 About the book1.6 Looking forward; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Priority actions for science and technology to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Survey design; 2.3 Survey results; 2.3.1 Organizational priority; 2.3.2 Individual attitudes toward the priority actions; 2.4 Discussion and conclusion; 2.4.1 Conclusions; 2.4.2 Discussion; 2.4.2.1 Young scientists program; 2.4.2.2 DRR higher education; 2.4.2.3 Enhancing government/legal resources; References; Further Reading; II. Understanding Disaster Risk
3 Science and technology to enhance disaster resilience in a changing climate3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Disaster risk in a changing climate; 3.3 Prerequisites for science and technology to enhance disaster resilience; 3.3.1 Operational definitions and concepts; 3.3.2 Scale of scientific inputs; 3.3.3 Mainstreaming science and technology; 3.3.4 Communicating science and technology; 3.4 Concluding remarks; References; 4 Social background in char areas, Bangladesh: Implication for Japanese hazard mapping technology; 4.1 Flood in Bangladesh and Japan
4.1.1 Different flood phenomena in Japan and Bangladesh: speed and duration4.1.2 Japanese measures against flood; 4.1.3 Annual and extreme river flood in Bangladesh; 4.2 Livelihood of char dwellers in river flood area; 4.2.1 General issues for the char dwellers; 4.2.2 Structural measures; 4.2.3 Nonstructural measures-seasonal migration and internal migration as an adaptation strategy; 4.2.3.1 Seasonal migration for annual flood; 4.2.3.2 Internal migration for extreme flood; 4.3 Semistructured interview and questionnaire survey; 4.3.1 Gaibandha District; 4.3.2 Survey in Gaibandha
4.4 DiscussionAcknowledgment; References; 5 Validation of indigenous knowledge for disaster resilience against river flooding and bank erosion; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Laboratory experiments; 5.2.1 Experiment setup; 5.2.2 Experiment measurements; 5.3 Results and discussions; 5.3.1 Water surface variations; 5.3.2 Flow velocity; 5.4 Flow velocity on the water surface; 5.5 Flow velocity along longitudinal cross sections; 5.6 Flow velocity along transverse cross sections; 5.6.1 Sediment deposition; 5.6.2 Suspended sediment concentration; 5.7 Summary; Acknowledgment; References
Summary Annotation This volume provides both a local and global perspective on how to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Topics demonstrate the advancement of scientific research as it applies to early warning systems, including identifying risk and the strengthening of infrastructure for different types of hazards. Through different major disasters, it has become evident that there must be a balance between hard and soft technology and physical, process and social solutions.
Subject Hazard mitigation -- Asia.
Risk management -- Asia.
Catastrophes -- Réduction -- Asie.
Gestion du risque -- Asie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Emergency Management.
REFERENCE -- Survival & Emergency Preparedness.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Hazard mitigation
Risk management
Asia https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxMpyjKQ9Jtm3jkjPBgKd
Other Form: Print version: 9780128127117 0128127112 (OCoLC)983822595
ISBN 0128127120 (ebk)
9780128127124
0128127112
9780128127117
Standard No. AU@ 000061153532
AU@ 000062880713
GBVCP 1002872936

 
    
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