External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction: Impacts on Local Communities

This book provides a case study-based analysis of the consequences of external interventions, critically evaluating them from community perspectives. It offers valuable insights and lessons learned to promote and guide innovative changes in the planning, management, and governance of human settlements to face future challenges.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 30 August 2021
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into a case study-based analysis of the profound consequences of external interventions, offering a critical evaluation from community perspectives. Spanning diverse communities, from rural to urban settings and across the globe, these communities grapple with the realities of disasters and climate change, recognizing the associated risks and assessing the impacts of interventions. Recognizing the invaluable insights and experiences of these communities, this book seeks to harness their perspectives, encompassing perceptions, concerns, awareness, realizations, reactions, and expectations. Through a case-based approach, it explores the diverse impacts on communities, providing a valuable platform for learning from the experiences of others. This knowledge expansion, particularly in disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation practices, is crucial in enhancing the expertise of professionals. Moreover, this book offers valuable insights and lessons learned, aimed at fostering innovative changes in the planning, management, and governance of human settlements. By addressing the future challenges posed by a changing environment, it strives to equip communities with the tools they need to thrive in an ever-evolving world.

Weight: 486g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811549502
Edition number: 1st ed. 2020