Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan

by Rajib Shaw

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This book presents key lessons from community-based risk-reduction practices in Japan, a country that is often hit by disasters and that also has shown strong resilience in coping with those disasters. Japan has a strong governance system for disaster risk reduction. However, the Kobe earthquake of 1995 showed the importance of community involvement in disaster response as well as recovery. With several examples from different parts of Japan, the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:4431561366

ISBN13:9784431561361

Release Date:August 2016

Publisher:Springer

Length:239 Pages

Weight:0.79 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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