Description: Further DetailsTitle: Recovering from Catastrophic Disaster in AsiaCondition: NewFormat: HardbackEAN: 9781786352965ISBN: 9781786352965Publisher: Emerald Publishing LimitedRelease Date: 09/18/2017Description: Volume 18 of the Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management series looks at how cities and countries recover from catastrophic disasters with a specific focus on Asia. Asia has experienced devastating disasters over the centuries. Proximity to the seismically active “Ring of Fire” and other plate boundaries, long Pacific and Indian Ocean coastlines, major river and tributary courses, desert and semi-desert areas, and other geographic features create a diversity of hazards and potential hazards. Chapters cover topics including International Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Recovery, Disaster exceptionalism in India, Immigrant and refugee experiences in Canterbury and Tohoku, Citizen Participation in the Disaster Reconstruction Process after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and Social Capital and Changes in Post-Disaster Recovery Process in China after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 20mmContributor: William L. Waugh (Edited by), Ziqiang Han (Edited by)Author: William L. WaughGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social SciencesBook Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk ManagementRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Recovering from Catastrophic Disaster in Asia
Title: Recovering from Catastrophic Disaster in Asia
EAN: 9781786352965
ISBN: 9781786352965
Release Date: 09/18/2017
Release Year: 2017
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Contributor: Ziqiang Han (Edited by)
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Recovering from Catastrophic Disaster in Asia
Publisher: Emerald Publishing The Limited
Item Height: 0.8 in
Subject: Natural Disasters, Human Geography, Sociology / General, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Emergency Management
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Nature, Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Author: Ziqiang Han
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management Ser.
Format: Hardcover
