书目名称 | Coping with Regional Vulnerability |
副标题 | Preventing and Mitig |
编辑 | Kiyoko Hagihara,Chisato Asahi |
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概述 | Defines vulnerability in a broad sense from the point of view of a regional perspective as well as the concepts of sustainability, survivability, and well-being.Appeals to various interests with an in |
丛书名称 | New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives |
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描述 | Whether a natural event turns into a disaster depends on the severity of the hazard as well as the condition of the social sphere of its potential victims, i.e., vulnerability. We focus on regional vulnerability considering the fact that regional socioeconomic conditions determine the aspects of the damage and thus the risk management policy. This book provides the theory and methodology to understand and cope with regional vulnerability through an interdisciplinary approach. The fields mainly included in this work are welfare and environmental economics, the planning and management area of civil engineering, and risk management. In particular, we focus on hazard and vulnerability surrounding water issues and provide readers with knowledge of how the regional analysis is incorporated into the vulnerability analysis. Also considered is what risk management should be when the diversified regional background of the vulnerability is taken into account. A feature of this book is that it provides contrastive regional coverage: the vulnerability of a developed country—urban and regional areas of Japan—and that of a developing country, Bangladesh. The contents consist of three parts: (1) S |
出版日期 | Book 2016 |
关键词 | Arsenic Contaminated Water; Ecological Sanitation; Evaluation of Regional Vulnerability; Regional Analy |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55169-0 |
isbn_softcover | 978-4-431-56272-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-4-431-55169-0Series ISSN 2199-5974 Series E-ISSN 2199-5982 |
issn_series | 2199-5974 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Japan KK |