Editor(s): Rajib Shaw and Yukiko Takeuchi, Kyoto University, Japan R. R. Krishnamurthy, University of Madras,India Krishna Pribadi, Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia Rekha Nianthi, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
This is a joint initiative of four universities under a collaborative Project called Selamat, implemented with NGO partners and Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network. (ADRRN) . The Project was funded by European Union through UN ISDR. The Collaboration lead to the formation of Asian University Network Of Environment and Disaster Management (AUEDM) to enhance field based action research and education.
This invaluable book covers the topics in:
Climate change adaptation
Participatory urban risk management
Community based flood risk management
Community based coastal zone management
School safety for disaster risk reduction
Community based information system
Post disaster environmental impact assessment
Leadership training program for NGOs
Readership: Under-graduate and graduate students, engineers, NGOs and practitioners.