International Society for
Integrated Disaster Risk
Management

IDRiM Newsletter
Issue 13, March 2017

Contents
1. IDRIM NEWS .................................................................................. 3
2. Other NEWS.................................................................................... 9
3. Conference Announcements ......................................................... 20
4. Internet Resource List ................................................................... 23
5. (New) Journals .............................................................................. 25
6. New Books .................................................................................... 32
7. Selected Article References .......................................................... 53

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1. IDRiM NEWS

8th International Conference of the International
Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management
Dimensions of Disaster Risk Reduction and Societal
Resilience in a Complex World
23 – 25 August 2017
Reykjavík, Iceland
http://www.idrim2017.com/
We are proud to announce the 8th Conference of the International
Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM 2017) which
will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland from 23 – 25 August 2017. The
theme of the conference is “Dimensions of Disaster Risk Reduction andSocietal Resilience in a Complex World.” IDRiM 2017 will be hosted incooperation with the University of Iceland, NORDRESS, the Nordic
Centre of Excellence on Resilience and Societal Security.
IDRiM 2017 adopts an interdisciplinary approach, and encourages
contributions from all realms of natural, social, health, humanitarian, andother sciences, to promote understanding of how best to manage the riskthat natural hazards pose to societies. The interdisciplinary approachreflects that society´s resilience rests on the personal preparedness, andphysical and mental health of its individual members. The social fabric ofcommunities enables individuals to prepare for, cope with and adapt to theconsequences of natural hazards. Understanding natural hazard risk,
robust disaster risk monitoring, crisis communication and critical lifelinemanagement are elements fundamental to society´s resilience. These inturn rest on institutions that provide the formal governance framework,
necessary for efficient legal and political responsibility.
IDRiM2017 aims to provide a forum for fruitful exchange of expertise andopinions on every aspect of risk management. The programme will be
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selection of oral and poster presentations on various topics.
Furthermore, the conference provides a special opportunity to young
scientists (e.g. graduate students and postdoctoral researchers) throughthe “Young Scientists Session (YSS)”, where all presenters are expected togive both an oral presentation and poster presentation, and get feed-backfrom participants of the conference. All YSS presentation participate in the
YSS Best Presentation Competition.
Conference Topics:
I. Understanding and monitoring natural hazard risk
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Natural hazard modelling and forecasting
Hazard monitoring and the use of smart technology
Climate change and natural hazards
Natural hazard vulnerability of different populations – e.g. urban,
rural, remote, young, aging, transient and special needs populations
Mental and physical health related impacts of natural disasters.

II. Risk and resilience
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Risk governance (risk management procedures)Land use, land use planning and natural hazards
Economics of disasters
Insurance for enhancing community resilience
Infrastructure resilience
Child-centred disaster risk reduction programs and strategies
Community preparedness and response to disasters
Post disaster recovery
Recovery and psycho-social support
Migration in anticipation of and following disasters
Natech risks and critical infrastructure protection.

III. Community engagement and communication

Risk communication
Media influence on public perception and response
Best practice engagement strategies
Engaging with the disengaged.
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IV. Presentation for Young Scientists Session
V. Other
Important Dates:
Abstract submission deadline is 31 March 2017
About Iceland
Iceland is closer than you think and probably also far different from what
you might have imagined. Where else can you witness such marvels ofMother Nature as glaciers, steaming geysers and volcanoes, raging rivers
and magnificent waterfalls, a multitude of birds, cavorting whales justoffshore and many other surprises.
The country was settled by Nordic people in the 9th century – tradition has
it that the first permanent settler was a Norwegian Viking, named Ingolfur
Arnarson, who made his home where Reykjavik is situated today. The
Icelanders still speak a language close to that of the Vikings, althoughmodern Icelanders also speak many foreign languages.
The island is conveniently located right between Europe and east coast ofUSA. Distance is about 5-6 hours by flight from USA and 2-4 hours from
Europe. The size is 103.000 km2 (39,756 sq. miles), about one-third larger
than Scotland or Ireland. It has a population of just over 300.000, almost
two-thirds living in the capital Reykjavik and its neighbouring towns in thesouthwest.
Regardless of when you visit, be assured that the warmth shown by the
Icelanders, their desire to share their culture and their efforts to make yourstay as pleasant as possible will, like the spectacular landscape, not easily
be forgotten.
Conference Website: http://www.idrim2017.com/
IDRiM Society Website: http://idrim.org

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IDRiM Launches Social Media Strategy
enhancing international collaboration &information sharing
The IDRiM Society is committed to provide its members with adequate
access to news and create opportunities to further enhance theinternational body of knowledge regarding integrated disaster risk
management.
In an attempt to further enhance the quality of our service, the Newsletter
Committee, commenced working on a Social Media Strategy in August
2015. A decision paper on IDRiMs social media strategy (the Strategy) waspresented to the Board of Directors (BoD) meeting on the 27 October
2015.The decision paper highlighted the opportunity to further leverage
from technological changes to further realize IDRiMs objective, being
To promote knowledge sharing, interdisciplinary research and thedevelopment of integrated disaster risk management solutions, contributing
to the implementing of success models for efficient and equitable disasterrisk management options.
The BoD welcomed the initiative and endorsed the general concept,
initiating to commencement of the volunteer recruitment for the Social
Media Committee in March 2016. Overcoming obstacles in getting theneeded members for the Strategy, the BoD engaged additional volunteers
at the 7th IDRiM conference in Iran. The BoD further endorsed a position
paper discussing the widening of the communication approach, by
distributing relevant news via social media channels and creating a better
opportunity for sector collaboration.
In November 2016, the Social Media Committee reached sufficientnumbers in order to commence detailing various components of theStrategy and allocating roles and responsibilities across its members. In
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January 2017, the three social media accounts were established bycommittee members on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn platforms.
On the 10th March 2017, our accounts will go live enabling ourmembers to get relevant news more efficient and creating theopportunity to discuss topics across disciplines and space. The
accounts will be closely monitored over the next 4 months and accessibility
limited to IDRiM members. The period between the launch and the BoD
meeting in Island (March – August 2017), will be utilized to gather andanalyse important data about social media uptake and usage. The findings
will be presented at the BoDmeeting in Island (August 2017) and aim to
inform further improvement of IDRIMs communication approach.

Figure 1: IDRiMs Social Media Strategy – Our Journey
Join the conversation, share your latest research and discuss issues
when applying disaster risk management solutions.

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IDRiM members come from all over the globe, are from various industries,
universities or governments. They are subject matter experts in various
fields including environmental, geological, social, political and technicalscience. Draw on that wealth of expertise, by joining our discussions andwork collaboratively to develop best practice in the field of integrated
disaster risk management.

We are looking forward to welcome you at our platforms,
IDRiM Social Media Committee
Matt Dorfstaetter (Chair)
Amir Lolo
Iman Ahmadi
Suresh VasudevanPanikiassery

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2. Other NEWSThe 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for DRR:
Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science andPolicy Making
was held at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute(DPRI)
Kyoto University, Uji Campus
19 - 21 March 2017
Background:
In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which
impacted on the economy and massive human loses, the Disaster
Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Kyoto University engaged to organize
the First Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) in November 2011. The main objective of the summit was to bring
together research organizations involved in DRR to reassess and reflect on
the challenges posed, and discuss and identify new paradigms based on
the lessons learned from recent disasters around the world. At the end of
the First Global Summit, a resolution was adopted to establish aninternational forum on natural disasters research. During the Second
Global Summit of Disaster Research Institutes for DRR in March 2015 theresolution was further discussed and the Global Alliance of Disaster
Research Institutes (GADRI) was formerly established to support theimplementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015-2030 (SFDRR) and the work of the Scientific and Technical Advisory
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Today GADRI has over 100 member institutions.
Objectives:
The 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for DRR: Expanding the
Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making was held at the Disaster
Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus from19 to 21 March 2017. The 3rd Global Summit built on the achievements of
the last two Global Summits and GADRI projects.
The 3rdGlobal Summit brought together representatives from research
institutes involved in DRR research with the following objectives:•To serve as an advocate for key research policy statements that are
in line with real, evidenced-based disaster research needs.
•To carry out a more detailed assessment of key research challenges
and to identify priority research areas.
•To identify pioneering scientific initiatives to effectively reduce thegaps between science and practice in disaster risk reduction
activities.
•To share and build on achievements, and outcomes of past andongoing GADRI Projects addressing research gaps.
•To foster links between local and international organizations andtheir programs through the GADRI network.
GADRI is open to all interested organizations related to disaster research.
The following institutes constitute the current Board of Directors:
1. The Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Joint
Research Center, European Commission
2. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
3. Disaster and Development Network (DDN), Northumbria University,
UK Asia and Oceania
4. International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku
University, Japan
5. National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster
Prevention (NIED), Japan
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6. National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction(NCDR), Taiwan
7. Disaster Risk Research, Institute of Geography, National
Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM),
8. Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado- Boulder, USA Pacific
Earthquake Engineering Research Center and National Information
Service for Earthquake Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Website: http://gadri.net/summit/about/Page 11

World Risk Report 2016
Published
From the Press Release:
Source: http://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2016/press-releases/
For this year’s annual survey of the Report, almost 750 experts assessed
29 separate global risks for both impact and likelihood over a 10-year time
horizon. The risk with the greatest potential impact in 2016 was found to bea failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation. This is the first timesince the report was published in 2006 that an environmental risk has
topped the ranking. This year, it was considered to have greater potential
damage than weapons of mass destruction (2nd), water crises (3rd), largescale involuntary migration (4th) and severe energy price shock (5th).
The number one risk in 2016 in terms of likelihood, meanwhile, is largescale involuntary migration, followed by extreme weather events (2nd),
failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation (3rd), interstate conflictwith regional consequences (4th) and major natural catastrophes (5th).
The Global Risks Report 2016 also examines the interconnections among
the risks. Here, data suggests a convergence may be occurring, with asmall number of key risks wielding great influence. All five of the mostinterconnected pairs of risks in 2016 accounted for more interconnections
than in 2015. At the top end of the scale, 2016’s two most interconnectedrisks – profound social instability and structural unemployment or underemployment – account for 5% of all interconnections.
More Walls, More Warming, Less Water: A World at Risk in 2016
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From the environment to international security and the coming Fourth
Industrial Revolution, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks
Report 2016 finds risks on the rise in 2016.
Evidence is mounting that inter-connections between risks are
becoming stronger, for example climate change and involuntary
migration or international security, often with major and unpredictable
impacts.
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Failure of climate-change mitigation and adaptation is the number
one global risk in terms of impact. Large-scale involuntary migration
tops the list of risks in terms of likelihood and is the fastest rising interms of both impact and likelihood. Cyberattacks are now considered
the greatest risk to doing business in North America.

The Global Risks Report also provides country-level data on how
businesses perceive global risks in their countries. This year’s analysis
uncovered patterns among both advanced and emerging economies.
Unemployment and under-employment appears as the risk of highest
concern for doing business in more than a fourth of the 140 economies
covered, and is especially featured as the top risk in two regions, subSaharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa. The only region
where it does not feature in the top five is North America. Energy priceshock is the next most widespread risk, featuring in the top five risks fordoing business in 93 economies. Cyberattacks, mentioned above, feature
among the top five risks in 27 economies, indicating the extent to whichbusinesses in many countries have been impacted already by this rising
threat.
In addition to assessing the likelihood and potential impact of 29 global
risks, the Global Risks Report 2016 takes an in-depth look at how the
global security landscape could evolve in the future. The report features theoutcomes of a year-long study to examine current trends and possible
driving forces for the future of international security.
Through its analysis of the interconnections between risks, the 2016 report
also explores three areas where global risks have the potential to impact
society. These are the concept of the “(dis)empowered citizen”, the impact
of climate change on food security, and the potential of pandemics tothreaten social cohesion.
Geopolitical risks, one of which – interstate conflict with regional
consequences – was 2015’s most likely risk, are also present: whileinterstate conflict has dropped to fourth in terms of likelihood, weapons ofmass destruction ranks as the second most impactful risk, one place higher
than last year and its highest ranking ever in our report.
One potential black swan event could be in the area of technological risk.
While cyberattacks rises slightly in terms of likelihood and impact in 2016,
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declining as a risk in the eyes of experts. Technological crises have yet to
impact economies or securities in a systemic way, but the risk still remains
high, something that potentially may not have been fully priced in byexperts. This would appear to be the view of a growing number of businessleaders, as our separate survey of business leaders assessing risks fordoing business finds cyberattacks to be the top risk in no fewer than eight
countries, including the USA, Japan, Germany, Switzerland and Singapore.
The Global Risks Report 2016 has been developed with the support ofStrategic Partners Marsh & McLennan Companies and Zurich InsuranceGroup. The report also benefited from the collaboration of its academic
advisers: the Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford), the National
University of Singapore, the Wharton Risk Management and Decision
Processes Center (University of Pennsylvania), and the Advisory Board of
the Global Risks Report 2016.
Website: http://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2016/

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World Disasters Report 2016
The International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies
Resilience: Saving lives today, investing for tomorrow
From the Forword:
Source:http://www.ifrc.org/Global/Documents/Secretariat/201610/WDR%2
02016-FINAL_web.pdf
Earlier this year, during a visit to rural Zimbabwe, I met Victor digging in the
middle of the dry Mudzi riverbed. Kneeling in the dirt next to him, I asked
what he was doing. “Digging for water,” he said. He had indeed been
digging for about an hour, he explained, and managed to draw about half agallon of dirty water. Like millions of people in Zimbabwe, and tens of
millions across southern Africa, Victor was struggling to survive in the midstof a terrible drought, influenced by one of the worst El Niños on record. As I
write this, an estimated 40 million people are affected, with 23 million ofthem likely to need emergency assistance before the end of the year. It is atruly desperate situation that has occurred in near silence, with little of theattention and resources needed to reduce its impact. Humanitarian needs
are growing at an extraordinary pace – a historical pace – and areoutstripping the resources that are required to respond. That is a familiar
refrain, but one that sadly is worth repeating here. It goes some way to
explaining why the situation in Zimbabwe, one that is both despairingly sadand sadly predictable, has come to pass. The human suffering has been
lost amongst the conflicts and mass displacement around the world that
dominate the humanitarian landscape.
‘Business as usual’ is no longer acceptable. It will only lead to further silent
suffering as more and more people exhaust all coping mechanisms and areleft to fend for themselves without the help they so desperately need. ThisWorld Disasters Report makes the case simply and eloquently for adifferent approach to humanitarian action, one that strives to strengthen theresilience of vulnerable and at-risk communities. To paraphrase the report:
investing in resilience saves lives and money. This is by no means a new
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idea, but the widening gap between available resources and persistent,
urgent needs in southern Africa, the Sahel, the Horn, across South andSouth-East Asia, and in many parts of Latin America, makes it morecompelling and more urgent than ever before. If we are to break this cycleof crisis-response, and make real progress towards the Sustainable
Development Goals and disaster risk reduction, the answer is not justbetter response: it must also be fewer people in need.
A focus on resilience should not replace or undermine the humanitarian
imperative that demands that all need is addressed directly and with
dignity. Effective and efficient response will always be needed, and should
be wholly defended. Resilience and response are not at odds with eachother. Building resilience is a logical extension of the humanitarian
imperative. Our shared humanity compels us to go the extra mile to reduce
the scale and impact of shocks and stresses, and to help communities torecover better and stronger.
This is about more than creating a new way of working, it is also aboutfinding a new way of working together. Building resilience requires
partnerships – with communities, local humanitarian actors, development
agencies, governments and with the private sector. It forces us to go
beyond our institutional priorities, step out from our silos and to commit toworking together in a spirit of true collaboration. This thinking is at the heartof the “One Billion Coalition for Resilience”, an initiative which waslaunched by the IFRC in late 2015 that aims to transform the state ofresilience in the world. By creating networks of caring individuals, motivatedcommunities and like-minded organizations from all sectors, the IFRC andits partners will support 1 billion people to take action that builds resilienceby 2025.
This report calls on us to adopt ‘resilience thinking’. All our interventions, at
all points along the humanitarian continuum, must seek to strengthen
resilience. This must be backed by funding for resilience. Barriers toinvestment need to be identified and overcome. This brings us back toVictor in the dry riverbed in Zimbabwe. He was not passively waiting for
authorities or aid groups to provide assistance. With the limited resourcesthat he had, he was taking action. But it wasn’t enough. This is what
resilience is about: empowering people to help themselves. It is about
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capacities. We must step past the artificial divide between humanitarian
action and development, and constantly be
there on the side of communities to accompany them into a future lessfraught with risk and vulnerability and defined more by their own interest
andcapacitytothrive.
(Source:
http://www.ifrc.org/Global/Documents/Secretariat/201610/WDR%202016FINAL_web.pdf, page: 8-9)
Website:http://www.ifrc.org/en/publications-and-reports/world-disasters-report/worlddisasters-report/
http://www.ifrc.org/Global/Documents/Secretariat/201610/WDR%202016FINAL_web.pdf,

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GLOBAL CLIMATE RISK INDEX 2017
Who Suffers Most From Extreme Weather Events?
Weather-related Loss Events in 2015 and 1996 to 2015
Source: Sönke Kreft, David Eckstein and Inga Melchior (2017),
Germanwatch
Available at http://germanwatch.org/de/download/16411.pdf.
“The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on oneof the most reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather
events and associated socio-economic data. The Germanwatch Climate
Risk Index 2017 is the 12th edition of the annual analysis. Its aim is tocontextualize ongoing climate policy debates – especially the international
climate discussions – with real-world impacts during the last year and thelast 20 years.
Key messages
 According to the Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index, Honduras,
Myanmar and Haiti were the countries most affected by extreme
weather events between 1996 and 2015.
 In 2015, Mozambique, Dominica as well as Malawi were at the top of
the list of the most affected countries.
 Altogether, more than 528 000 people died as a direct result of nearly
11 000 extreme weather events; and losses between 1996 and 2015
amounted to around 3.08 trillion US$ (in Purchasing Power Parities).
 The host region of the UN climate summit 2016 – the continent ofAfrica – is severely affected by climatic events with four countries
ranking among the 10 countries worldwide most affected in 2015 –Mozambique (1st), Malawi (3rd), Ghana and Madagascar (joint 8th
position).
 Precipitation, floods and landslides were the major causes of damage
in 2015. A high incidence of extreme precipitation supports thescientific expectations of accelerated hydrological cycles caused byclimate warming.
 Most of the affected countries in the Bottom 10 of the long-term index
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few years another category of countries has been gaining relevance:
Countries like the Philippines and Pakistan that are recurrently
affected by catastrophes continuously rank among the most affected
countries both in the long term index and in the index for therespective year for the last six years.
 Of the ten most affected countries (1996–2015), nine weredeveloping countries in the low income or lower-middle income
country group, while only one was classified as an upper-middle
income country.
 The climate summit in Marrakesh is giving the “go-ahead” ondeveloping the “rulebook” for the Paris Agreement, including the
global adaptation goal, adaptation communication systems, andfinance assessment systems for building resilience. A review of the
UNFCCC’s work on loss and damage provides the opportunity tobetter detail the next 5-year’s work on loss and damage, in relation to
the climate regime, as well as to better understand exactly how loss
and damage should be taken up under the Paris Agreement”
Source: http://germanwatch.org/de/download/16411.pdf

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3. Conference Announcements

23 August – 25 August 2017
IDRiM 2017
The 8th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk
Management (IDRiM 2017) which will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland from 23 –25 August 2017. The theme of the conference is “Dimensions of Disaster Risk
Reduction and Societal Resilience in a Complex World.” IDRiM 2017 will behosted in cooperation with the University of Iceland, NORDRESS, the Nordic
Centre of Excellence on Resilience and Societal Security.
For more information, see IDRiM news section.
Website: http://www.idrim2017.org/

18 April - 19 April 2017
SDMCAE-17
The idea of International Conference on Studies in Disaster Management, Civil
and Architectural Engineering (SDMCAE-17) scheduled on April 18-19, 2017 at
Kyoto (Japan) is for the researchers, scientists, scholars, engineersand parctitioners from all around the world to present and share ongoing
research activities. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates toexchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish
business or research relations and to find global partners for futurecollaboration.SDMCAE-17 is sponsored by Dignified Researchers Publication(DiRPUB). All full paper submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated basedon originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance toconference, contributions, and readability. One Best Presentation Award fromeach session will also be distributed at the time of the conference. All accepted
papers of SDMCAE-17 will be published in the printed conference proceedings
with valid International ISBN number. Each Paper will be assigned unique DigitalObject Identifier(DOI) from CROSSREF and the Proceedings of the Conference
will be archived in DiRPUB's Engineering & Technology Digital Library. The
Proceeding will be also submitted to SCOPUS/ISI Thomson for review. In
addition the proceedings will be indexed at all major search engines. English is
the official language of the conference. We welcome paper submissions.
Prospective authors are invited to submit full (and original research) papers(which is NOT submitted or published or under consideration anywhere in otherconferences/journal) in electronic (DOC or PDF) format alongwith the contact
information.
Website: http://drcaee.org/conference/161

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22 May – 26 May 2017
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Cancun, Mexico
The 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will be held in Cancun,
Mexico on 22-26 May. It will be the first time the most important international
forum dedicated to the disaster risk reduction agenda has been staged outside
Geneva. The Global Platform will mark the first opportunity for the international
community to review global progress in the implementation of the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which was adopted in Japan in 2015.
More than 5,000 participants are expected, including policy makers and disasterrisk managers.
Website: http://www.unisdr.org/conferences/2017/globalplatform/en/about

7 June - 9 June 2017
Disaster Management 2017
5th International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health:
Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes. The International Conference on Disaster
Management is being reconvened following the success of the previous four
meetings, held at Wessex Institute in the New Forest in 2009, the University ofCentral Florida in Orlando, USA in 2011, A Coruña, Spain in 2013 and Istanbul
Technical University, Turkey 2015. This series of conferences originated with theneed for academia and practitioners to exchange knowledge and experience on
the way to handle the increasing risk of natural and human-made disasters.
Recent major earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods and other natural
phenomena have resulted in huge losses in terms of human life and property
destruction. A new range of human-made disasters have afflicted humanity inmodern times; terrorist activities have been added to more classical disasters
such as those due to the failure of industrial installations for instance. It is
important to understand the nature of these global risks to be able to develop
strategies to prepare for these events and plan effective responses in terms ofdisaster management and the associated human health impacts. The conference
provides a forum for the exchange of information between academics andpractitioners, and a venue for presentation of the latest developments. The
corresponding volume of WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
containing the papers presented at the meeting has been published in paper anddigital format and widely distributed around the world. The papers are alsoarchived in the WIT elibrary where they are available to the international
community.
Website: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2017/disaster-management2017

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25 June - 27 November 2017
World Bosai Forum
International Disaster and Risk Conference 2017 in Sendai, Japan
November 25 -27, 2017 Sendai International Center: The forum is a venue tospin knowledge from disasters and weave wisdom of disaster risk reduction into
society. The forum will: promote the implementation of the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction; explore Japanese experiences on disaster risk
reduction and observe recovery process of the TOhoku Region; welcome
participants from disaster risk reduction experts as well as non- experts; exploreand develop opportunities in disaster risk reduction; focus on solution-oriented
discussion on disaster risk reduction with concrete examples provided by multistakeholders; thank assistance to Tohoku from all over the world after the 11
March 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster
Website: https://idrc.info/2017/

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4. Internet Resource List
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Tangible Earth, including ipad android version.
http://www.tangible-earth.com/en/

Emergency Events Database EM-DAT
http://www.emdat.be/World Economic Forum Database
http://reports.weforum.org/

Global Assessment Report and UNISDR
https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/gar

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Munich NatCatService
http://www.munichre.com/en/reinsurance/business/nonlife/natcatservice/index.html

Disaster Resilient Australia – Knowledge Hub
http://www.emknowledge.gov.au/

Global Disaster Watch
http://globaldisasterwatch.blogspot.co.at/

RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information Service
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php

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GDACS - Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
http://www.gdacs.org/

Pacific Disaster Center
http://www.pdc.org/

Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013:
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/2013/en/home/index.html

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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Global Assessment Report(GAR):
http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/gar

PreventionWeb: Serving the information needs of the disaster reduction
community:
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/.
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disaster reduction technologies and knowledge.
http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp/

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MCEER: Collection of disaster management resources, including international,
federal, state, local and non-profit organizations:
http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/reference_services/disasterManagementRes
ources.asp

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Staffordshire Raynet: Disaster and Emergency Management on the Internet.
Long list of websites for various disasters and databases.
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/disaster.htm

Internet Resources for Disaster Studies: University of Delaware Library
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/disasters/internet.htm

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FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency: Focus is on the US
http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm

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EDEN - Extension Disaster Education Network: Reducing the Impact ofDisasters Through Education
http://eden.lsu.edu/EDENCourses/Pages/default.aspx

Disaster Handbook: University of Florida.
http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/links.htm

Disaster Management: Royal Roads University.
http://libguides.royalroads.ca/content.php?pid=64941&sid=480216

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Natural Hazards and Disaster Information Resources: University of Colorado at
Boulder (including newsletter).
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistancehttps://www.cfe-dmha.org/

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Humanitarian Library
http://www.humanitarianlibrary.org/

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UNHCR: Emergency Handbook
https://emergency.unhcr.org/

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ProVention Consortium: Working in Partnership to Build Safer Communities andReduce Disaster Risk
http://www.proventionconsortium.net/?pageid=29
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5. (New) Journals
 Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management, IDRIM Journal:-

Objective: The main objective of IDRiM is to provide an integrated andimplementable approach to the growing demand for disaster risk
reduction and management by offering reliable, affordable andeffective solutions for minimizing the loss of life, property damage, andsocial and economic disruption. IDRiM also explores implementation
science for disaster reduction. IDRiM intends to provide a set ofsolutions for the all types of: environmental and natural hazards(earthquakes, flood, drought, windstorms, landslides, etc.) and manmade hazards. It also includes the development of methods and tools
for modeling and assessment of disaster risks, hazard zonation andhazard mapping; geotechnical zonation, vulnerability analysis,
strengthening design of structures, disaster risk evaluation andmapping; and various types of risk management methods such as
innovative risk transfer, risk reduction policy; socio-economic studies,human and economic loss estimation, practical loss-control measures,catastrophic risk insurance, public awareness, programming; andsolutions for risk reduction in buildings, lifelines, infrastructures,industry, oil-chemical facilities, offshore structures and urban system.
IDRiM also covers the governance of disaster risks, design ofinstitutional schemes, participatory approach, etc.

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Website: http://idrimjournal.com/index.php/idrim

 Journal of Extreme Events:- Objective: The objective of the Journal of Extreme Events is toprovide a forum for analysis of the occurrence, impact, andsignificance of extreme events on natural and human systems. The
Journal will provide a range of opportunities for manuscripts including
original research papers, review assessments, and science-policy
statements. Readership for the journal will come from a range ofacademic disciplines as well as research-oriented practitioner andstakeholder professions.
Journal content, although not exclusively, will focus on extreme
weather and climate events and their connections with natural andhuman system processes. The study of other types of extreme events
will be examined as they relate to and inform understanding of local
and global environmental changes and their implications. Mainthematic areas of the Journal will include: Conditions, drivers andPage 25

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impacts of extreme events on the natural systems and humansystems; Conditions, drivers and impacts of extreme events oncoupled human and natural systems; Extreme events as surprises andassociated uncertainty; Indicators and monitoring of extreme eventsand early warning systems; Scalar aspects of extreme events - local,
regional, and global dimensions; Risk analysis and social learning fromextreme events in the context of climate non-stationarity; Exposure andvulnerability to extreme events; Extreme events and systemtransitions; and, Resilience to extreme events, and sustainability andtransformation.
Website: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/joee Weather and Climate Extremes- Objective: Weather and Climate Extremes provides academics, decision
makers, international development agencies, nongovernmentalorganizations and civil society with publications on different aspects ofresearch in weather and climate extremes, monitoring and early
warning systems, assessment of vulnerability and impacts, developing
and implementing intervention policies, effective risk management andadaptation practices to address local and regional needs andcircumstances, engagement of local communities in the adoption ofthese practices to cope with extremes, and information andcommunication strategies. The journal encourages the submission oforiginal research papers, comprehensive review articles, and shortcommunications which address the following: Weather and Climate
Extremes •Types of extremes •Quality and quantity of data and data
analysis •Frequency, intensity, spatial extent, duration, and timing of
extreme events •Observed and projected changes in weather andclimate extremes Research Approaches •Atmospheric science(processes and modeling) •Short- and medium-range forecasts ofweather extremes •Seasonal forecasts of climate extremes •Monitoringand early warning systems •Modelling impacts of weather and climate
extremes •Statistical aspects of extremes Vulnerability and Impacts of
Weather and Climate Extremes •Natural physical environment •Humansystems eg., coastal settlements, mountain settlements, urbanization
etc., •Ecosystems •Temporal and spatial dynamics of exposure andvulnerability •Observed and projected impacts in different socioeconomic sectors Managing Weather and Climate Extremes•Traditional knowledge •Preparedness planning •Risk Management•Information and communication strategies •Policies and practices foradaptation to weather and climate extremes •Resilience to adverse
impacts of extremes •Issues and opportunities at the local, national andinternational levels •Technological innovations and improved practices•Reducing societal vulnerability to weather and climate extremes •Case
Studies
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Website:http://www.journals.elsevier.com/weather-and-climate-extremes/ Climate Risk Management-

Objective: Welcome to the online submission and editorial system for
Climate Risk Management. Climate Risk Management publishes
original scientific contributions, state-of-the-art reviews and reports ofpractical experience on all aspects of the production and use of climate
and climate-related information in decision and policy making from thenear- to long-term. Therefore, the scope of the journal covers:
Historical, current, and future climate conditions across multiple space
and time scales; Risk assessment and risk management approaches
for climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, forestry and fire
management, health, mining, natural resources management, water
management, the built environment, and tourism; and Analysis of
relevant institutional developments and arrangements. Topics ofinterest include, but are not limited to:
The application of seasonal
forecasting and regional climate change projections;
Capacitybuilding;
Infrastructure design;Management and systematic
reduction of climate-induced hazards and disasters;
Protection of
lives, livelihoods and property;
Mitigation of environmental damage;
Sustainable resource use and production;
Impacts, vulnerability andadaptation at individual, community and institutional levels;
Regulatory risks associated with climate change; andClimatesensitive interactions between economic, environmental and social
systems. Research papers should consider the practical application of
the thesis advanced through case studies, experiments, or systematiccomparisons with existing approaches. Special issues devoted to
topics of particular interest will be published on an occasional basis,and proposals for such issues are invited. Submission of multi- andinterdisciplinary studies, particularly those involving economics and thesocial sciences, is encouraged.

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Website: http://ees.elsevier.com/clrm/

 Journal of Geography & Natural Disasters-

Objective: Geography is the study of earth and its land and waterfeatures, inhabitants and phenomena. Geography has been called "theworld discipline". Geography is divided into two main branches-Human
geography and Physical geography. A Natural Disaster may be definedas the effect of Natural hazards which leads to human, environmental
or financial losses. The journal includes a wide range of fields in its
discipline to create a platform for the authors to make their contribution
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towards the journal and the editorial office promises a peer review
process for the submitted manuscripts for the quality of publishing.
Journal of Geography and Natural Disasters is an Open Access journal
and aims to publish most complete and reliable source of informationon the discoveries and current developments in the mode of originalarticles, review articles, case reports, short communications, etc. in allareas of the field and making them freely available through online
without any restrictions or any other subscriptions to researchers
worldwide. The journal is using Editorial Tracking System for quality inreview process. Editorial Tracking is an online manuscript submission,
review and tracking systems. Review processing is performed by theeditorial board members of Journal of Geography and Natural
Disasters or outside experts; at least two independent reviewers
approval followed by editor approval is required for acceptance of any
citable manuscript. Authors may submit manuscripts and track theirprogress through the system, hopefully to publication. Reviewers candownload manuscripts and submit their opinions to the editor. Editors
can manage the whole submission/review/revise/publish process.
-Website: http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/jgndhome.php Disaster Health-Objective: Disaster Health focuses on the intersection of disastermental and behavioral health and disaster public health. As a rapidpublication, peer-reviewed scientific journal, Disaster Health prioritizes
the publication of well-designed and well-executed studies, around theglobe, across the complete spectrum of natural, human-generated andhybrid disasters as well as humanitarian crises and complex
emergencies (including exposure to terrorism and military conflicts).
Disaster Health seeks manuscripts that contain strong research
designs and demonstrate the effectiveness and efficacy of programs
and interventions. Disaster Health examines the linkage between
exposure to physical forces of harm in a disaster and the unique"signature" of mental and physical health impact. Disaster Healthsolicits articles that also focus on disaster responders, including
dimensions of personal, team and organizational preparedness andexecution of disaster response duties. Regarding individual response
to disaster threat and impact, Disaster Health examines the full rangeof human response from personal mental health, wellness andresilience to psychological distress and psychopathology. At thecommunity level, Disaster Health explores community disasterprevention, risk reduction and resilience. Across all themes, Disaster
Health champions the evolution of the scientific evidence base.

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 International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR)-

Objective: The International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction(IJDRR) is the journal for researchers, policymakers and practitioners
across diverse disciplines: Earth Sciences in its entirety; Environmental
Sciences; Civil Engineering; Urban Studies; Geography; andSociology. The International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction(IJDRR) publishes fundamental and applied research, critical reviews,
policy papers and case studies focusing on multidisciplinary researchaiming to reduce the impact of natural and technological disasters. The
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR) stimulates
exchange of ideas and knowledge transfer on disaster research,
mitigation and risk reduction at all geographic scales: local, national
and international. Key topics: Multifaceted disaster and cascadedisasters. The spatial and temporal monitoring, analysis and zoning ofregional hazard risk. The development of disaster risk reduction
strategies and techniques. Discussion and development of effective
warning and educational systems for risk resilience at all levels.
Climate Change and its implications in sudden disasters. The journal
particularly encourages papers which approach risk from amultidisciplinary perspective.

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Website:http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/727506/description#description

Already listed journals in back issues:Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291468-5973

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies
http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/welcome.shtml

Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
http://www.jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/indexGeorisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems andGeohazards
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=17499518&linktype=1

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/718675/description#description
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http://www.serialspublications.com/journals1.asp?jid=583

International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering:
http://journals.witpress.com/jsse.asp

Global Environmental Change:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30425/description#descr
iptionJournal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:
http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/about.html

Journal of Emergency Management:
http://www.pnpco.com/pn06001.html

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=IJDRBERegional Environmental Change:
http://www.springer.com/environment/global+change+-+climate+change/journal/10113

Natural Hazards Review:
http://ascelibrary.org/nho/Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response
http://www.atlantis-press.com/publications/jracr/index.html

Environmental Hazards:
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=37213

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (IJCCSM):
www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ijccsm

Journal of Natural Disaster Science:
http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsnds/contents/jnds/about.html

Disasters:
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0361-3666&site=1

Environmental Hazards: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=37213

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Natural Hazards:
www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/hydrogeology/journal/11069
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Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Environmental Change
http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/meteorology+%26+climatolog
y/journal/11027

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Extremes
http://www.springer.com/statistics/journal/10687

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
http://www.disaster-resilience.salford.ac.uk/international-journal-of-disaster-resilienceJournal of Disaster Research
http://www.fujipress.jp/JDR/JDR_about.html

Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management (AJEDM)
http://rpsonline.com.sg/journals/101-ajedm/ajedm.html

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
http://www.springer.com/13753

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Disaster Advances
http://www.disasterjournal.net/

International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters
http://www.ijmed.org/

International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
http://www.sersc.org/journals/IJDRBC/Disaster Prevention and Management
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=dpm

Risk Analysis
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0272-4332&site=1

Journal of Risk Research
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=13669877&linktype=1

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management (IJRAM)
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=24

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6. New Books
First book on Natech risk assessment and management published:
Authors: Elisabeth Krausmann Ana Cruz Ernesto Salzano
Title: Natech Risk Assessment and Management , 1st Edition, Reducing the Risk of
Natural-Hazard Impact on Hazardous Installations
Paperback ISBN: 9780128038079
eBook ISBN: 9780128038796
Imprint: Elsevier
In March 2011 the whole world watched in shock when a tsunami slammed into a
nuclear power plant, causing a nuclear meltdown and raising the spectre of nuclear
contamination. Raging fires and explosions at oil refineries in the wake of the massive
earthquake that triggered the tsunami also made the global headlines. These events
clearly demonstrate the potential for natural hazards to trigger fires, explosions, andtoxic or radioactive releases from industrial activities that process, store or transport
hazardous materials. These technological “secondary effects” caused by natural
hazards are also called “Natech” accidents.
Elsevier has recently published the book “Natech risk assessment and management –Reducing the risk of natural-hazard impact on hazardous installations” which was coauthored by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, Kyoto University and
Bologna University, with a number of chapter contributions by other institutions. It
covers the entire spectrum of issues pertinent to Natech risk assessment andmanagement, and teaches engineers, safety managers and decision makers how tosafeguard hazardous installations and pipelines against the impact of natural disasters.
After a thorough introduction of the topic, the book discusses various examples ofnational and international frameworks for major accident prevention and preparedness
and provides a detailed view of the implementation of Natech risk management in the
EU and OECD. The book also includes a dedicated chapter on natural-hazard
characterization and measurement from an engineering perspective, as well as a
discussion of selected Natech accidents, including recent ones, and specific lessons
learned from each. An important part of the book is dedicated to Natech risk
assessment and it provides an analysis of all essential elements of the assessment
process, as well as a presentation of available support tools. The final section of thebook addresses the reduction of Natech risk, including structural and organizational
prevention and mitigation measures, as well as early warning issues and emergency
planning.
The book is available directly from Elsevier or other major book sellers:
http://store.elsevier.com/Natech-Risk-Assessment-and-Management/ElisabethKrausmann/isbn-9780128038079/

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The Economics of the Global Environment: Catastrophic Risks in Theory and
PolicyAuthors: Graciela Chichilnisky (Editor), Armon Rezai (Editor)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3319319414
Content: This is the first book combining research on the Global Environment,
Catastrophic Risks and Economic Theory and Policy. Modern economic theory
originated in the middle of the twentieth century when industrial expansion
coupled with population growth led to a voracious use of natural resources andglobal environmental concerns. It is uncontested that, for the first time inrecorded history, humans dominate the planet, changing the planet's
atmosphere, its bodies of water, and the complex web of species that makes lifeon earth. This radical change in circumstances led to rethinking of thefoundations of human organization and, in particular, the industrial economy andthe economic theory behind it. This book brings together new approaches on
multiple levels: environmental sustainability requires rethinking in terms of
economic theory and policy as well as the considerations of catastrophic risk andextremal events. Leading experts address questions of economic governance,risk management, policy decision making and distribution across time and space.

Climate Hazard Crises in Asian Societies and Environments
Authors: Troy Sternberg
Year: 2017
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-92-9257-475-8
Content: Climate hazards are the world’s most widespread, deadliest andcostliest natural disasters. Knowledge of climate hazard dynamics is critical since
the impacts of climate change, population growth, development projects andmigration affect both the impact and severity of disasters. Current global events
highlight how hazards can lead to significant financial losses, increased mortality
rates and political instability. This book examines climate hazards crises incontemporary Asia, identifying how hazards from the Middle East through Southand Central Asia and China have the power to reshape our globalised world. In
an era of changing climates, knowledge of hazard dynamics is essential tomitigating disasters and strengthening livelihoods and societies across Asia... By
integrating human exposure to climate factors and disaster episodes, the book
explores the environmental forces that drive disasters and their social
implications. Focusing on a range of Asian countries, landscapes and themes,
the chapters address several scales (province, national, regional), different
hazards (drought, flood, temperature, storms, dust), environments (desert,
temperate, mountain, coastal) and issues (vulnerability, development,
management, politics) to present a diverse, comprehensive evaluation of climate
hazards in Asia. This book offers an understanding of the challenges climate
hazards present, their critical nature and the effort needed to mitigate climate
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hazards in 21st century Asia. Climate Hazard Crises in Asian Societies andEnvironments is vital reading for those interested and engaged in Asia’s
development and well-being today And will be of interest to those working in
Geography, Development Studies, Environmental Sciences, Sociology and
Political Science.
Rebuilding Fukushima
Authors: Mitsuo Yamakawa (Editor), Daisaku Yamamoto (Editor)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-1138193796
Content: Five years after the one of the worst nuclear accidents in history,
Fukushima now only occasionally headlines national and international media.
However, the disaster is far from over, as evidenced by a hundred thousandpeople from Fukushima still in the state of evacuation, rising levels of radiation in
streams and rivers, and failing attempts to control the leakage of radioactive
materials at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Despite these dismal
conditions, efforts to recover and rebuild livelihoods in the afflicted regions ofFukushima did start immediately after the outset of the accident.Rebuilding
Fukushima gives an account of how citizens, local governments, and businesses
responded to and coped with the crisis of Fukushima. It addresses principles toguide reconstruction and international policy environments in which the current
disaster is situated. It explores how reconstruction is articulated and experienced
at different spatial scales, ranging from individuals to communities andmunicipalities, and details recovery efforts, achievements, and challenges in therealms of public transportation, agriculture and food production, manufacturingindustries, retail sectors, and renewable-energy industries. This book also
critically investigates the nature of the current reconstruction policy schemes, andseeks to articulate what may be required in order to achieve more sustainable
and equitable (re)development in afflicted regions and other nuclear host regions.
Drawing on extensive fieldwork and local surveys, this volume is one of the firstbooks in English that captures the knowledge and insights of native Japanesesocial scientists who dealt with the complexities of nuclear disaster on a day-today basis. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of disastermanagement studies and nuclear policy.
Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Transforming Economies and Policies fora Sustainable Future
Authors: Vinod Thomas (Author)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 978-1412864404
Content: The start of the new millennium will be remembered for deadly climaterelated disasters—the great floods in Thailand in 2011, Super Storm Sandy in the
United States in 2012, and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013, to name aPage 34

few. In 2014, 17.5 million people were displaced by climate-related disasters, tentimes more than the 1.7 million displaced by geophysical hazards. What is
causing the increase in natural disasters and what effect does it have on theeconomy? Climate Change and Natural Disasters sends three messages:
human-made factors exert a growing influence on climate-related disasters;
because of the link to anthropogenic factors, there is a pressing need for climate
mitigation; and prevention, including climate adaptation, ought not to be viewed
as a cost to economic growth but as an investment. Ultimately, attention toclimate-related disasters, arguably the most tangible manifestation of global
warming, may help mobilize broader climate action. It can also be instrumental intransitioning to a path of low-carbon, green growth, improving disaster resilience,
improving natural resource use, and caring for the urban environment. Vinod
Thomas proposes that economic growth will become sustainable only ifgovernments, political actors, and local communities combine natural disasterprevention and controlling climate change into national growth strategies. Whenconsidering all types of capital, particularly human capital, climate action candrive economic growth, rather than hinder it.
Flood Risk Management and Response
Authors: D. Proverbs (Author, Editor), C. A. Brebbia (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: WIT Press / Computational Mechanics
ISBN: 978-1784662417
Content: Flooding is a global phenomenon that claims countless lives worldwide
each year. Beginning in 2008 at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London thisbook contains papers from the proceedings of the 5th conference in the
successful series on Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response. When flooding
occurs in populated areas, it can cause substantial damage to property as wellas threatening human life. Apart from the physical damage to buildings, contents
and loss of life, which are the most obvious impacts of floods upon households,
indirect losses are often overlooked. These indirect and intangible impacts are
generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as longer term healthissues including stress related illness. In many parts of the developing world,flooding can represent a major barrier to the alleviation of poverty as vulnerable
communities are often exposed to sudden and life threatening events. How we
respond and adapt to the challenges of flooding is key to developing our longterm resilience. This book provides a platform for the work of researchers,
academics and practitioners actively involved in improving our understanding offlood events and our approaches to response, recovery and resilience. A wide
range of technical and management topics related to flooding and its impact areincluded: Flood management; Flood warning; Flood risk adaptation Floodprotection products and processes; Flood risk modelling; Flood forecasting;Flood vulnerability; Urban flood modelling; Flood risk assessment and recovery;
Climate change impact; Socio and economic impact; Flood case studies; Flooddamage assessment; Storm water control.
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Natural Disaster Risk Management: Geosciences and Social Responsibility
Authors: Ulrich Ranke (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-1784662417
Content: This textbook provides a thorough introduction to natural disaster risk
management. Many aspects of disaster risk management, such as those
involved in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, avalanches and mudslides
call for similar prevention and preparedness instruments, management concepts,
and countermeasures. This textbook assumes the viewpoint of a regional
disaster risk manager who is responsible for a certain area, and for making the
lives of the people who live there safer, regardless of the type of natural disasterthat may occur. The same holds true for boosting preparedness and awarenessin the population at risk. The book includes numerous examples of hazard
mitigation concepts and techniques, as well as ways of intensively involving the
local population in prevention schemes at an early stage. Furthermore, it
provides an in-depth examination of the function of risk communication, both as
an instrument for disseminating official information and as a function of public
media. In closing, a chapter on risk splitting offers insights into insurance-basedmodels for risk financing. This comprehensive book is a must-read for all
students, researchers and practitioners dealing with natural disaster risk
management.
Reducing Disaster Risk by Managing Urban Land Use: Guidance Notes forPlanners
Authors:
Year: 2016
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 978-92-9257-475-8
Content: Urban areas in Asian countries continue to face significant disaster risk.
Rapid unplanned growth of cities increases the exposure and vulnerability ofurban populations and their physical assets to natural hazards.
This document provides guidance for urban planners on how to use land use
management-related tools they have at their disposal—land use planning,development control instruments, greenfield development, and urban
redevelopment — to reduce disaster risk and contribute to strengthening urban
resilience and sustainable urban development. The guidance provided in the
document is further illustrated through case studies showing examples where
urban land use management-related tools have been adopted to reduce disasterrisk. It is hoped that this document will support urban planners as a professionalgroup to step up and embrace disaster risk reduction.

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Huge levels of aid are spent on reconstructing housing after disasters. Havethese houses Still Standing?: Looking Back at Reconstruction and Disaster Risk
Reduction in Housing
Authors: Theo Schilderman (Editor), Eleanor Parker (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Practical Action
ISBN: 185339839X
Content: Huge levels of aid are spent on reconstructing housing after disasters.
Have these houses withstood the test of time and hazard? Just as important fromthe point of view of their owners, has the reconstruction process played a part inrestoring
theirlivelihoods
andsocialnetworks?
Unfortunately, aid agencies rarely go back to assess the impact of reconstructionin the longer term. The research upon which Still Standing? is based has done
just that. Agencies that undertook projects 3–35 years ago in countries
throughout Asia and Latin America have gone back to record changes and tointerview beneficiaries, builders, authorities and other agencies in their project
areas. This book describes the stories of the project beneficiaries and how theirhouses have changed, within contexts that have kept changing too.
Still Standing? is essential reading for architects and engineers involved inhumanitarian fieldwork as well as students and researchers concerned withdisaster risk reduction.
Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in Practice
Authors: Fabrice G. Renaud (Editor), Karen Sudmeier-Rieux (Editor), Marisol
Estrella (Editor), Udo Nehren (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319436317
Content: This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of
ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (EcoDRR/CCA) globally. It provides further evidence that ecosystem-based
approaches make economic sense, and showcases how research has
progressively filled knowledge gaps about translating this concept into practice. It
presents a number of methods, and tools that illustrate how Eco-DRR/CCA has
been applied for various ecosystems and hazard contexts around the world. It
also discusses how innovative institutional arrangements and policies are
shaping the field of Eco-DRR/CCA. The book is of relevance to scientists,
practitioners, policy-makers and students in the field of ecosystem managementfor disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
Disasters: Learning the Lessons for a Safer World
Authors: David Eves
Year: 2016
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1138144231
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Content: Disasters: learning the lessons for a safer world is both a tribute to thevictims of past safety failures and a warning against complacency and cutting
corners today. It also recognises the achievements of health and safety
professionals and others in learning the lessons of past mistakes. As Trevor
Kletz has written, "Someone has paid the 'tuition fess'. There is no need for you
to pay them again."Illustrated throughout in colour, the book looks at over 90
accidents, incidents and safety failures. Some, like Aberfan, Chernobyl andHillsborough, are known simply by a single place name. Others have now faded
from our collective consciousness but still have important lessons for us today,
such as the early fires, explosions and mining disasters that paved the way forbetter safety management. Disasters: learning the lessons for a safer world
offers:a description of events from 1800 to the present day a wide range ofincidents, from explosions and fires to floods, pollution and human and animal ill
health information on the background to each incident, what happened and thelessons that were learnt an exploration of the politics of disaster and risk
reduction
Identifying Emerging Issues in Disaster Risk Reduction, Migration, Climate
Change and Sustainable Development: Shaping Debates and Policies
Authors: Karen Sudmeier-Rieux (Editor), Manuela Fernández (Editor), Ivanna
Penna (Editor), Michel Jaboyedoff (Editor), JC Gaillard (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319338781
Content: The goal of this book is to explore disaster risk reduction (DRR),
migration, climate change adaptation (CCA) and sustainable development
linkages from a number of different geographical, social and natural scienceangles. Well-known scientists and practitioners present different perspectives
regarding these inter-linkages from around the world, with theoretical discussions
as well as field observations. This publication contributes in particular to thediscussion on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR)
2015-2030 and the debate about how to improve DRR, including CCA, policies
and practices, taking into account migration processes from a large perspective
where both natural and social factors are crucial and mutually “alloyed”. Someauthors see the SFDRR as a positive step forward in terms of embracing a
multitude of issues, others doubting that the agreement will lead to muchconcrete action toward real action on the ground. This book is a timely
contribution for researchers, students and policy makers in the fields ofenvironment, human geography, migration, disaster and climate change studies
who seek a more comprehensive grasp of contemporary development issues.
Urban Resilience: A Transformative Approach
Authors: Yoshiki Yamagata (Editor), Hiroshi Maruyama (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
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ISBN: 3319398105
Content: This book is on urban resilience – how to design and operate cities thatcan withstand major threats such as natural disasters and economic downturns
and how to recover from them. It is a collection of latest research results from two
separate but collaborating research groups, namely, researchers in urban design
and those on general resilience theory. The book systematically deals with thecore aspects of urban resilience: systems, management issues and populations.
The taxonomy can be broken down into threats, systems, resilience cycles andrecovery types in the context of urban resilience. It starts with a discussion ofsystems resilience models, focusing on the central idea that resilience is amoving average of costs (a set of trajectories in a two-player game paradigm).
The second section explores management issues, including planning, operatingand emergency response in cities with specific examples such as land-use
planning and carbon-neutral scenarios for urban planning. The next section
focuses on urban dwellers and specific people-related issues in the context ofresilience. Agent-based simulation of behaviour and perception-based resilience,as well as brand crisis management are representative examples of the topics
discussed. A further section examines systems like public utilities – including
managing power supplies, cyber-security issues and models for pandemics. It
concludes with a discussion of the future challenges and risks facing complex
systems, for example in resilient power grids, making it essential reading for awide range of researchers and policymakers.
Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards
Authors:
Walter Leal Filho (Editor), Haruna Musa (Editor), Gina Cavan(Editor), Paul O'Hare (Editor), Julia Seixas (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319398792
Content: This book analyses the links between climate change adaptation,
resilience and the impacts of hazards. The contributors cover topics such as
climate change adaptation in coastal zones, the evaluation of community landmodels, climate change considerations in public health and water resource
management, as well as conceptual frameworks for understanding vulnerabilities
to extreme climate events. The book focuses on a variety of concrete projects,
initiatives and strategies currently being implemented across the world. It alsopresents case studies, trends, data and projects that illustrate how cities,
communities and regions have been striving to achieve resilience and have
handled hazards.
Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System: Ruminations on a Way Forward
Authors: Michael Gordy (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319416669
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Content: This short manuscript is both a distillation of some of the latest work on
disaster risk reduction and an interpretation of this distillation from the author's
political economic perspective. It is based on information found in the flagshipreportsondisasterrisk
reductionoftheUnitedNations.
The book sums up and interprets issues of disaster risk reduction and makes
them accessible to professional and non-professional readers alike, including
governmental policy makers.
Natural Disasters in China
Authors: Peijun Shi (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662502682
Content: This is the first English language book that systematically introduces
the spatial and temporal patterns of major natural disasters in China from 1949 to2014. It also reveals natural disaster formation mechanisms and processes,
quantifies vulnerability to these disasters, evaluates disaster risks, summarizes
the key strategies of integrated disaster risk governance, and analyzes largescale disaster response cases in recent years in China. The book can be a goodreference for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of natural
disaster risk management and risk governance for improving the understandingof natural disasters in China.
Disaster Risk Reduction: Cases from Urban Africa
Authors: Mark Pelling and Ben Wisner
Year: 2016
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1138002054
Content: Published with ProVention Consortium, UNDP and UN-Habitat 'This
excellent book is essential reading for those concerned with urban risk and its
reduction in Africa, the most rapidly urbanizing region of the world.' Professor Jo
Beall, Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics 'At last abook that recognizes the impacts of disasters on Africa's 350 million urban
dwellers, including the many disasters that get overlooked and go unrecorded.
But also a book that, through careful case studies, shows what creates disasterrisk and what local measures can be taken to address it.' David Satterthwaite,
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). 'This innovative
volume combines the latest conceptualisations of urban disaster risk andvulnerability with case studies from across the African continent on how existingand innovative information can inform efforts to address the problems. Coverage
ranges from the major catastrophes of news headlines to small, everyday
disasters with which poor urban residents have to cope in their survival
strategies. Written by international authorities and local specialists, this extremely
useful book should find a place in the hands of academics and practitioners
alike.' Professor David Simon, Department of Geography, Royal Holloway,
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University of London This is a one-of-a-kind book packed with original researchand offering an innovative way of thinking about the reduction of risk in rapidly
urbanizing cities across the globe. It is a must-have for professionals,
researchers and policy makers. The book addresses four inter-related themes
critical for urban risk reduction: environment; livehood; urban governance and thegeneration of urban risks. Its focus is on Africa, the most rapidly urbanizing world
region, but it illustrates global processes. Part one reviews development,
urbanization and disaster risk in Africa as a whole, identifies state-of-the-art
practices and policies for building urban resilience and provides a tool kit for
urban risk reduction. It also presents a powerful conceptual framework to analyseand compare disaster risk and resilience in different cities and communities. Part
two presents detailed case studies from Algeria, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya,
Tanzania and South Africa illustrating vulnerability to hazards ranging fromearthquake to shack fire, environmental health hazards, traffic hazards andflooding. Part three looks to the future and outlines a vision for a safer urban
Africa based on achieving gains in human security through inclusive governanceand investment in the creative capacities of Africa's urban dwellers. With
foreword by Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITATMathematics Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterizationof Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies
Authors: N. Janardhana Raju (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319186620
Content: Mathematics plays a key part in the crust, mantle, oceans andatmosphere, creating climates that cause natural disasters, and influencing
fundamental aspects of life-supporting systems and many other geologicalprocesses affecting Planet Earth. As such, it is essential to understand thesynergy between the classical geosciences and mathematics, which can provide
the methodological tools needed to tackle complex problems in modern
geosciences. The development of science and technology, transforming from a
descriptive stage to a more quantitative stage, involves qualitative interpretations
such as conceptual models that are complemented by quantification, e.g.
numerical models, fast dynamic geologic models, deterministic and stochastic
models. Due to the increasing complexity of the problems faced by today’s
geoscientists, joint efforts to establish new conceptual and numerical models anddevelop new paradigms are called for.
National Flood Insurance: Management and Accountability in the Wake ofSuperstorm Sandy
Authors: Brenda Murphy (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
ISBN: 1634843797
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Content: Estimating Fatality Rates for Earthquake Loss Models
Authors: Emily So (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319268376
Content: This manuscript sets out a process for estimating fatalities in collapsedbuildings due to ground shaking in an earthquake. The aim of this research is tosupplement current earthquake loss estimation with fatality rates (percentage ofoccupants killed) for use in models which are based on recent empiricalinformation on deaths from earthquakes. This document specifically explores thelethality potential to occupants of collapsed structures. Whilst earthquake
casualty modeling has admittedly suffered from a lack of post-earthquake
collection of data and rigour in assessing these data, recent earthquakes such as2008 Wenchuan (China) and 2011 Christchurch (New Zealand) have brought tolight some important findings. Under the auspices of US Geological Survey’s
PAGER, empirical fatality data related to collapses of buildings from significant
earthquakes in the past 40 years have been thoroughly examined. Throughdetailed investigations of fatal building collapses and the volume reductions
within these buildings, important clues related to the lethality potential of different
failure mechanisms of global modern and older construction types were found.
The gathered evidence forms the basis of the derivation of a set of fatality rates
for use in loss models. The set of judgment-based rates are for 31 global building
types. This significant advancement in casualty modeling, the resolutions andquality of available data, the important assumptions made, and the final
derivation of fatality rates are discussed here. This document contributes toglobal efforts to develop a way of estimating probable earthquake fatalities very
rapidly after an earthquake has taken place. The fatality rates proposed here canbe incorporated directly into earthquake loss estimation models where fatalities
are derived from collapses of different types of buildings.
Resilience by Design
Authors: Alexandra Jayeun Lee (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319306391
Content: This book discusses that disasters, whether natural or man-made, areessentially a human phenomenon. When a city becomes gridlocked and its
resources depleted, the collective resilience of those who remain on the groundbecomes critical to its immediate survival and recovery. The author argues that inorder to build resilient futures for our urban environment, we need more than theskills of architects, engineers, and planners. Support of local communities andpolicymakers is also needed. The book revisits the recent catastrophic events:
the earthquakes in Port-au-Prince and Christchurch, and the hurricane in New
Page 42Orleans, and places emphasis on the social, cultural, and political processesof rebuilding houses, facilities, and infrastructure that often go unnoticed.
Understanding the wider context for how a built project comes to be, the author
argues, is a solid indicator of its longevity than by the measure of its material
characteristics alone, and gives us reasons to question the validity of ourintentions as designers of the future. This book provides strategies forthinking about, assessing, and developing ways for place-makers from all
disciplines to become responsible citizen designers of our cities.
Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities: Integrating
Strategies and Educational Approaches
Authors: Walter Leal Filho (Editor), Kathryn Adamson (Editor), Rachel Dunk
(Editor), Ulisses M. Azeiteiro (Editor), Sam Illingworth (Editor), Fatima Alves(Editor)Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319285890
Content: This book analyzes how climate change adaptation can be
implemented at the community, regional and national level. Featuring a variety ofcase studies, it illustrates strategies, initiatives and projects currently being
implemented across the world. In addition to the challenges faced bycommunities, cities and regions seeking to cope with climate change phenomena
like floods, droughts and other extreme events, the respective chapters cover
topics such as the adaptive capacities of water management organizations,biodiversity conservation, and indigenous and climate change adaptation
strategies. The book will appeal to a broad readership, from scholars topolicymakers, interested in developing strategies for effectively addressing theimpacts of climate change.
Extreme Weather, Health, and Communities: Interdisciplinary Engagement
Strategies
Authors: Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg (Editor), William Sprigg (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319306243
Content: This volume presents a unique interdisciplinary approach, drawing on
expertise in both the natural and social sciences. A primary goal is to present ascientific and socially integrated perspective on place-based community
engagement, extreme weather, and health. Each year extreme weather isleading to natural disasters around the world and exerting huge social and healthcosts. The International Monetary Fund (2012) estimates that since 2010, 700
worldwide natural disasters have affected more than 450 million people aroundthe globe. The best coping strategy for extreme weather and environmental
change is a strong offense. Communities armed with a spatial understanding of
their resources, risks, strengths, weaknesses, community capabilities, and social
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networks will have the best chance of reducing losses and achieving a better
outcome when extreme weather and disaster strikes.
Disaster Resilience of Education Systems: Experiences from Japan
Authors: Koichi Shiwaku (Editor), Aiko Sakurai (Editor), Rajib Shaw (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 4431559809
Content: Education is regarded as a cross-cutting issue for disaster risk
reduction (DRR) through reviewing the Sendai Framework for DRR (SFDRR)
2015–2030. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the education
sector is one of the important efforts to enhance resilience in a community. DRR
in the education sector not only focuses on provision of disaster education, butalso includes securing a safe school environment, developing school disastermanagement plans, and building the capacity of schoolteachers and local
educational officers. Japan, with its wealth of experience in DRR, has developed
a good resilient system in its education sector, which has been tested andrevised through experiences of past disasters. This book reviews the evolution of
DRR in the education sector in Japan, including some of the recent
developments after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, focusing on DRR
governance and practices in national policies, curriculum development andteacher training, community linkage, and international cooperation, to enhance
resilience in the education sector. The primary target groups for this book are
students and researchers in the fields of disaster management and DRR studies.
Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able
to apply the collective knowledge from this work to policy and decision making.
The book provides an overview of the current research trends and furnishes
basic knowledge on this important topic.
The Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Policies and Institutions
Authors: John Handmer (Author), Stephen Dovers (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113897188X
Content: Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling
costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets andbusinesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that
follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging
scales of the problems they confront, and the lack of institutional capacity to
implement planning and prevention or to manage disasters. This book seeks toovercome this mismatch and to guide development of a policy and institutionalframework. For the first time it brings together into a coherent framework theinsights of public policy, institutional design and emergency and disastermanagement.

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Managing Extreme Climate Change Risks through Insurance
Authors: W. J. Wouter Botzen (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316600882
Content: In recent years, the damage caused by natural disasters has increased
worldwide; this trend will only continue with the impact of climate change. Despite
this, the role for the most common mechanism for managing risk - insurance has received little attention. This book considers the contribution that insurance
arrangements can make to society's management of the risks of natural hazards
in a changing climate. It also looks at the potential impacts of climate change on
the insurance sector, and insurers' responses to climate change. The author
combines theory with evidence from the rich experiences of the Netherlands
together with examples from around the world. He recognises the role of theindividual in preparing for disasters, as well as the difficulties individuals have inunderstanding and dealing with infrequent risks. Written in plain language, thisbook will appeal to researchers and policy-makers alike

Already listed new books in previous newsletters with publication date between
2013 and 2015:
Designing Water Disaster Management Policies
Authors: Chennat Gopalakrishnan (Editor)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-1-13-893079-7
Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk
Authors: Susan Loughlin et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107111757
Hydrometeorological Disasters and Climate Change
Authors: Amarnath Giriraj et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0415621321
Uncertainty and Catastrophe Management: The 2011 Great East
Earthquake and Beyond
Authors: Akira Ishikawa (Author, Editor), Atsushi Tsujimoto (Editor)
Year: 2015

Japan

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Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co
ISBN: 9814644951
Strategic Disaster Risk Management in Asia
Authors: Huong Ha et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 8132223721
Disaster Vulnerability, Hazards and Resilience: Perspectives from Florida
Authors: Fernando I. Rivera (Author), Naim Kapucu (Author)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331916452X
Rethinking Disaster Recovery: A Hurricane Katrina Retrospective
Authors: Jeannie Haubert et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498501206
Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific: Policy and Governance
Authors: Caroline Brassard et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 4431551565
National Economic Impact Analysis of Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters
Authors: Harry W. Richardson et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub
ISBN: 1783475854
Tohoku Recovery: Challenges, Potentials and Future
Authors: Rajib Shaw (Editor)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 4431551352

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Risk Governance: The Articulation of Hazard, Politics and Ecology
Authors: Urbano Fra.Paleo (Editor)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789401793278
Hazards, Risks and, Disasters in Society
Authors: Andrew E. Collins et al. (Editors)
Year: 2014
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0123964512
Emergency Management and Social Intelligence: A Comprehensive All-Hazards
Approach
Authors: Charna R. Epstein et al. (Editors)
Year: 2014
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439847975
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management
Authors: Brian Tomaszewski
Year: 2014
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482211688
Coastal and Marine Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
Authors: Jean Ellis et al. (Editors)
Year: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0123964830

Volcanic Hazards, Risks and Disasters
Authors: Paolo Papale (Editor), John F. Shroder (Editor)
Year: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0123964539
Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
Authors: Paolo Paron, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, John F. Shroder (Editors)
Year: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier
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ISBN: 0123948460
Long-Term Community Recovery from Natural Disasters
Authors: Lucy A. Arendt et al. (Editors)
Year: 2014
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466593024
Natural Disasters and Climate Change: An Economic Perspective
Authors: Stéphane Hallegatte
Year: 2014
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319089323
Towards a Territorial Multi-Disaster Buildings' Resistance Certification
Authors: Daniele Fabrizio Bignami
Year: 2014
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 884705222X
Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risks and Societal Implications
Authors (Eds.): Alik Ismail-Zadeh et al.
Year: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107033861
Assessment of Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: A European Perspective
Authors (Eds.): Jörn Birkmann, Stefan Kienberger, David Alexander
Year: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier
ISNB: 0124105289
Heads or Tails: Financial Disaster, Risk Management and Survival Strategy in theWorld of Extreme Risk
Authors: Evgueni Ivantsov
Year: 2014
Publisher: Gower Pub Co
ISBN: 1409460738
Risk - A Multidisciplinary Introduction
Authors: Claudia Klüppelberg, Daniel Straub and Isabell M. Welpe
Year: 2014
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Publisher: Springer
ISBN: B00IPA444U
An Introduction to Statistical Modeling of Extreme Values
Authors: Stuart Coles
Year: 2014
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1849968748
Extreme Financial Risks and Asset Allocation
Authors: Olivier Le Courtois and Christian Walter
Year: 2014
Publisher: Imperial College Press
ISBN: 1783263083
Climate Change and Flood Risk Management: Adaptation and Extreme Events at
the Local Level
Authors: E. Carina H. Keskitalo (eds.)
Year: 2014
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub
ISBN: 1781006660
Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change Adaptation
Authors: Anil Markandya, Ibon Galarraga and Elisa Sainz de Murieta
Year: 2014
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415633117
Long-Term Governance for Social-Ecological Change (Routledge Research in
Environmental Politics)
Authors: Bernd Siebenhüner, Marlen Arnold, Klaus Eisenack, Klaus H. Jacob(Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415633524
Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Towards Disaster Resilient Societies(2nd Edition)
Authors: Jörn Birkmann (Editor)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9280812025
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Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk: Beyond Fragmented Responses
Authors: Phil O'Keefe, Geoff O'Brien (Authors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415600944
Managing Extreme Climate Change Risks through Insurance
Authors: W. J. Wouter Botzen (Author)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107033276
Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective (Geophysical
Monograph Series)
Authors: A. Surjalal Sharma, Armin Bunde, Vijay P. Dimri, Daniel N. Baker(Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
ASIN: B00CV3VBIE
Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Routledge Research in Public
Administration and Public Policy)
Authors: Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, Fernando I. Rivera
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ASIN: B00AYIK95E
The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters [Hardcover]
Authors: Debarati Guha-Sapir, Indhira Santos, Alexandre Borde (Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199841934
Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series)
Authors: Pedro Basabe, Tom Beer, Norm Catto , Viacheslav Gusiakov , Bill
McGuire, H. Jay Melosh, Farrokh Nadim, Philipp Schmidt-Thomé, Paul Slovic ,Peter T. Bobrowsky
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9400702639

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Integrated Catastrophe Risk Modelling: Supporting Policy Processes (Advancesin Natural and Technological Hazards Research)
Authors: A. Amendola, T. Ermolieva, J. Linnerooth-bayer, R. Mechler (Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9400722257
Risk and Uncertainty Assessment for Natural Hazards
Authors: Jonathan Rougier, Steve Sparks, Lisa Hill (Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107006198
Floods in a Changing Climate: Risk Management (Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research)
Authors: Slobodan P. Simonović
Year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University
ISBN: 1107018749
Community Disaster Vulnerability: Theory, Research, and Practice
Authors: Michael J. Zakour, David F. Gillespie
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-1-4614-5736-7
Education and Natural Disasters
Authors: David Smawfield (Editor)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Continuum
ISBN: 1441199918
Natural Disasters: Prevention, Risk Factors and Management
Authors: Biljana Raskovic, Svetomir Mrdja (Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
ISBN: 1622576764
Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster
Authors: Keith Smith (Author)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 0415681057
Flash Floods: Forecasting and Warning
Authors: Kevin Sene (Author)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 940075163X

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Hochrainer-Stigler S, Desai B, Keith W, Maskrey A, Mechler R, &Mochizuki J (2016). Risk-sensitizing Future Investment Needed toAchieve the Sustainable Development Goals. International Journal ofDisaster Risk Reduction DOI:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.12.005.
Linnerooth-Bayer, J., Scolobig, A., Ferlisi, S., Cascini, L. & Thompson, M.
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Yu, J., Cruz, A. M., Piatyszek, E., Lesbats, M., Tardy, A., Hokugo, A., &Tatano, H. (2017). A survey of impact on industrial parks caused by
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Newsletter Committee:
Head:
Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
IIASA- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Email: hochrain@iiasa.ac.at
Muneta Yokomatsu
Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
E-mail: yoko@drs.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Ana Maria Cruz
Consultant, Natech Risk Management
Bordeaux, France
E-mail: cruzanamaria2000@yahoo.com
Wei XuBeijing Normal University (BNU)
Beijing, China
E-mail: xuwei@bnu.edu.cn
Matt Dorfstaetter
Disaster Risk Manager,
State Government, Australia
E-mail: matthias.dorfstaetter@hotmail.com______________IDRiM Society___________
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