International Society for
Integrated Disaster Risk
Management

IDRiM Newsletter
Issue 3, January 2012

Contents
1. IDRIM NEWS ............................................................2
2. Other News ...............................................................4
3. Conference Announcements ....................................6
4. Call for Papers ........................................................12
5. Internet Resource List.............................................14
6. (New) Journals .......................................................15
7. New Books .............................................................24
8. Miscellaneous .........................................................33

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1. IDRIM NEWS
IDRiM2012 CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN BEIJING
The third Conference (IDRiM2012) of the International Society for Integrated Disaster
Risk Management (IDRiM Society) will be hosted at the Beijing Normal University,
China, on 7-9 September, 2012. The conference is co-organized by the Disaster
Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) of Kyoto University, and partly supported by theInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and the Japan Foundation.
The conference theme this year is, "From Surprise to Rationality: Managing
unprecedented large-scale disasters”. In recent years, a number of exceptionally largescale disaster events occurred around the world and, despite years of efforts devoted tonatural disaster risk reduction, natural disaster events and losses are still increasing.
This raised concerns about the effectiveness in traditional approaches to cope withnatural disasters. Particularly, the frequent arrival of large-scale disasters (LSD) thatexceed local coping capacity urges new paradigms of risk management. The 3rd
Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management aims
to promote focused discussion on Integrated Risk Governance issues for large-scaledisasters.
Conference topics will include:
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Theory and methodology of Disaster Risk Science
Recovery and reconstruction from LSDs: experience gained and lessons learned
The economic impact and financial management of LSDs
Monitoring, forecasting and early warning of LSDs
Risk assessment and modeling for LSDs: complexity and uncertainty
Risk governance: education, communication and collective decision-making
Urban and other critical infrastructures risk management against LSDs
Managing unprecedented extreme events in a changing climate: resilience andadaptation
Conjoint natural and technological (Natech) disasters

The conference will be enriched by keynote presentations, panel discussions and indepth thematic discussions in special sessions. Furthermore, a platform for young
scientist research results in the form of poster presentations will also be arranged. The
major outcomes of the conference will be published in conference proceedings, withselected full paper publication in the Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management aswell as the International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
For more information and updates please visit the official conference website
http://idrim2012.adrem.org.cn or http://conference2012.idrim.org

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Invitation of special session proposals
We are very much honored to invite all potential participants to submit special session
proposals related to the conference theme and specified topics:(1)
Theory and methodology of Disaster Risk Science(2)
Recovery and reconstruction from LSDs: experience learned so far(3)
The economic impact and financial management of LSDs
(4)
Monitoring, forecasting and early warning of LSDs
(5)
Risk assessment and modeling for LSDs: complexity and uncertainty(6)
Risk governance: education, communication and collective decision-making(7)
Urban and critical infrastructures risk management against LSDs
(8)
Managing unexpected extreme events in a changing climate: resilience andadaptation(9)
Conjoint natural and technological (Natech) disasters
A complete session proposal should provide the following information:(1) Session title(2) Session type (panel/ parallel)(3) Session organizers and contact information (2-3 organizers are expected foreach session)(4) Potential speakers in the session. We encourage session organizers to invite
their desired session participants. Due to time constraints, each session can at mostaccommodate 5 speakers.
(5) Abstract within 250 words (equivalent to 1 page in length) describing the aim,
scope and the relevance to the overall theme of the conference.
The
templateforthesessionproposals
can
be
found
under
http://idrim2012.adrem.org.cn/article64.htm and should be submitted via email to theconference secretary idrim2012@gmail.com. The deadline for submission is 20
February, 2012. Acceptance of proposals will be announced at the end of Feb. If you
have any questions about the process, please contact idrim2012@gmail.com for further
information.

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2. Other News
Voices from the field-Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Why are we starting these news report series, and to whom are they addressed?
More than six months have passed since the March 11th, 2011’s Higashi-Nippon(Eastern Japan) Disaster. For the people who suffered from the disaster triggered by
the mega-earthquake and immediately followed by a super huge tsunami, the last six
months must have felt like a limitless time of grief, agony and despair. Even in suchextremely severe situations, however, there seem to be many common people who
never give up, fighting every day with never-ending hardships, not necessarily handlingbravely but rather struggling to do so.
Are their voices being heard?
Yes, there are already a lot of voices heard, day by day, and week by week, from thedisaster-stricken fields located here and there. The voices talk about their worries andconcerns, struggles and challenges, thus groping for a beam of light and hope.
Naturally but somewhat regretfully, most of the voices are expressed and conveyed intheir mother tongue, Japanese. Here’s a large bottleneck of communication.
Are their voices reaching most of you who live outside of the damaged regions,particularly outside of Japan?
If YOUR answer is “No”, this news report titled “Voices from the field- Japan Earthquake
and Tsunami is just for YOU and anyone like YOU who wishes to gain access to their
voices. We assist you by spanning a bridge between the language of Japanese and theglobal language of English. Perhaps there will be different audiences including you who
may wish to read our reports. Some of you may find yourselves somewhat helplesseven at this moment, frustrated about the little information available, particularly fromthe actual fields where people are actually suffering. Perhaps YOU may be also irritatedabout YOURSELVES for a lack of capacity to extend YOUR support to the people who
still suffer. Some may accidentally visit our website first and later will become a frequent
visitor, motivated to share more with others our news reports to be released on aregular basis.
Who are manly involved to produce each news report?
This is a new challenge taken by three parties, one group who supplies “fresh contentsof “voices from the field ”written in Japanese as major news sources, another group who
volunteers to translate them into English, and the third group who serves as editors.
These three groups are located at distant places, and come from different sectors. Theyare:
• Disaster relief and response NPOs in Japan represented at this moment by twoorganizations. One is the Rescue Stockyard (RSY) based in Nagoya, andanother the NVNAD based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo. Behind them are actual real
fields and people who are suffering in the Northeastern Japan.

Page 4••The Special Task Force of Global Toyonaka, an international exchange andcommunication support NPO based in Toyonaka, Osaka.
The Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM Society) who has
its secretarial base in Uji, Kyoto, Japan.

In addition to these three parties, we also depend on the forth party, who is YOU andother anonymous audiences around the world. This is, therefore, a kind of social
innovation to test and continue at least a year. We wish to see if such a trilateral remotecollaboration may eventually tap the undercurrent of global movements expected topromote the formation of synergetic linkages between people in the disaster fields andthose who live remote but wish to reach them for any possible support. It is also achallenge to mobilize unused talents and resources owned by each party, together withgood wills mutually shared. Thus it enables all concerned to become morecommunicative and imaginative about those suffer at remote places. Thus we all learn
from the disaster.
For this purpose “Voices from the field” have to be made reachable to the global
community including YOU.
“Registered Monitors” are also welcome
Though common audiences are supposed to be anonymous, we also welcome some of
you to volunteer to serve as a Registered Monitor (RM). To become a RM and the majorrole of RM is very simple and not much. To register as a member of the RM list. The RM
list requires the full names of yours, nationality, and your contact email address. (If you
agree, some other information such as gender, profession and/or interest.) The RM list
is maintained by the Secretariat of the Voices from the Field-Japan Earthquake andTsunami (VfF-JET) and not made open to other RMs, unless it is agreed to do so.
To serve as a RM, you are contacted by our VfF-JET, every month if you have any
questions, suggestions or advice so that our service become more improved. Of course
this is totally based on your will to do so.
As a RM, you are kindly requested to help us disseminate among others who are notaware of this service. You are also encouraged to raise any questions or clarifications
related to translations, cultural backgrounds, related activities not mentioned or not well
explained, etc. Moreover such offers as voluntary re-editing works in English arecertainly very much welcome.
Please visit the “Voices from the Fields” website at:
http://voicefromfield.com/moodle/

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3. Conference Announcements•

2 - 4 July, 2012
1st International Conference on Environmental and Economic Impact on
Sustainable Development
The 1st International Conference on Environmental Impact and Development
originated from the need to provide an inter-disciplinary forum where the mostserious problems affecting sustainable development can be discussed. The basic
premise is that development projects need to consider the most pressing issues
related to environmental impacts in order to provide complete solutions.
The current emphasis on sustainable development is a consequence of thegeneral awareness of the need to solve numerous environmental problems
resulting from our modern society. This has resulted in the need to assess theimpact of economic investments on the environment. The topic of investment
assessment and environmental economics needs to be discussed in an
integrated way, in accordance with the principles of sustainability, considering thesocial and environmental aspects of new investments, as well as possible
environmental damage. The roots of financial development are financial growth,which in conventional terms requires an increase in production and the use of
more resources. Their overuse can result in the destruction of natural resources
and larger releases of waste and pollution into the environment. The conference
will address issues related to environmental toxicology and hazardous waste.
With large numbers of new chemicals entering the market each year, it has
become necessary to assess their effects on ecosystems as well as minimise
their impact on the environment. There is a growing need for techniques andpractices to minimize the environmental effects of chemicals, and for the
implementation of the corresponding principles in the planning of environmental
policy and decisionmaking. It is also necessary to understand the economic
impact of toxic products on the environment. The conference will also examine
issues related to whether development enterprises are compatible withenvironmental protection, dealing in particular with cases of possible severe
contamination and toxicity. The problem of what to do with the existing
contaminated sites or brownfields is dealt with in detail, drawing from existing
experience. The most important motivation for the conference is to learn frompast failures, to not repeat the same mistakes while attempting to prevent
emerging threats to the environment and ecological systems.
Website:http://www.wessex.ac.uk/12-conferences/Environmental-Impact2012.html

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26 -30 August, 2012
4th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2012
After three successful IDRC Davos conferences the GRF Davos team is alreadyin the preparation for IDRC Davos 2012, which will take place from 26 to 30
August 2012 in Davos, Switzerland. Risks in a changing and global world arecomplex and interconnected, even more so in a globalized world consisting ofmany societies at very different levels of development. The frequency andseverity of natural disasters have increased markedly worldwide. Economic
losses associated with natural hazards are increasing exponentially in developing
countries, where local risk-transfer markets are generally weak. Promoting
integrative risk management is more then ever a pressing issue. At IDRC Davos2012 a multi- and interdisciplinary group of stakeholders will discuss new findings
and exchange experiences about the broad spectrum of risks societies are facing
today in plenary and parallel sessions, workshops and training courses, andposter exhibitions.
Website: http://www.idrc.info/•

7-9 September, 2012:
Third Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk
Management: From Surprise to Rationality: Managing Unprecedented Largescale Disasters
The Third Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk
Management (IDRiM Society) will be held at Beijing Normal University (BNU) in
Beijing, China, on Sept. 7-9, 2012. The Theme of the conference is “Fromsurprise to rationality: Managing unprecedented large-scale disasters”. In recent
years, there have been increasing number of large-scale disasters(LSDs) occurring around the world, among which there have been some of theworst cases ever in history, e.g. the “3.11” Tohoku earthquake in Japan. The factof rising numbers of major natural disasters and increasing losses claimed
despite of years of efforts devoted to natural disaster risk reduction has resulted
in wide concern about the traditional approaches of coping with natural disasters.
Particularly, the frequent arrival of large-scale disasters that exceed local coping
capacity urges new paradigms of risk management. The 3rd Conference of theInternational Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management aims to promote
focused discussion on the Integrated Risk Governance issues for large-scaledisasters. Researchers in the field of disaster risk research are invited to gather
in Beijing from developed countries from North America, Europe and East Asia,and from developing countries from Asia, Africa and South America. They shallspend 3 days in intensive discussion on the scientific, technical, economic,
financial, and educational issues regarding large-scale disasters. The ultimate
purpose is to find new approaches to coping with natural disasters, further filling
the gap between science and implementation, and enhancing collective decisionmaking. Contributions on the following conference topics are encouraged: Theory
and methodology of Disaster Risk Science, Recovery and reconstruction from
LSDs: experience gained and lessons learned, The economic impact andPage 7

financial management of LSDs, Monitoring, forecasting and early warning of
LSDs, Risk assessment and modeling for LSDs: complexity and uncertainty, Risk
governance: education, communication and collective decision-making,Urban and other critical infrastructures risk management against LSDs,
Managing unprecedented extreme events in a changing climate: resilience andadaptation, Conjoint natural and technological (Natech) disasters.
The conference will be enriched by keynote presentations, thoughtful panel
discussions and in-depth thematic discussions in special sessions. A young
scientist session (Y.S.S.) in the form of poster presentations will also be arranged
to encourage young researchers in the field of integrated disaster research.
Website: http://idrim2012.adrem.org.cn/home.htm•

19 - 21 September, 2012
8th International Conference on Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard
Mitigation
Risk Analysis 2012 is the eighth international conference on computer simulationin risk analysis and hazard mitigation. Covering a series of important topics of
current research interest and with many practical applications, the conference isconcerned with all aspects of risk analysis and hazard mitigation, associated withboth natural and anthropogenic hazards.The analysis and management of risk
and the mitigation of hazards is of fundamental importance to planners andresearchers around the world. We live in an increasingly complex society with thepotential for disasters on a worldwide scale. Scientific knowledge is essential to
our better understanding of risk. Natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes,
landslides, fires and others have always affected human societies. Man-madehazards, however, played a comparatively small role until the industrial revolution
when the risk of catastrophic events started to increase due to the rapid growthof new technologies. The interaction of natural and anthropogenic risks adds tothe complexity of the problem. Advances in computational methods and theability to model systems more precisely now enables hazards to be quantified,their effects to be simulated and risk analysis to be pursued with greater
accuracy, providing more effective risk management. These developments areimportant for all areas of human endeavour and have particular relevance toenvironmental issues where the risks involved are substantial. Effective risk
management and the mitigation of possible hazards have become a high priorityof government and a public concern.
Website: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/12-conferences/risk-analysis-2012.html

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5-6 October, 2012:
Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change:
Evidence for Sustainable Development
From climate change to stock market crashes, societies are increasingly
confronted with complex, interconnected economic, social and environmental
problems. Public and private decisions to meet these challenges affect future
generations and – in a globalized world – oftentimes impact on societies abroad.
Sustainable development has to take into account these complex, long term andside effects. This is why the evidence base of decision making is of growing
importance. Many countries have established institutions such as advisory
councils, assessment procedures, evaluation clauses etc., and initiated research
programmes to collect evidence and to assess policies regarding their impacts
on the various dimensions of sustainable development. This is meant to takepossible side effects into account, thereby improving the quality of decision
making and contributing to sustainable development. While there has been astrengthening of political commitment to improve the evidence base of public
policy, these expectations are often not met in practice. The provision ofevidence and knowledge is obviously not a sufficient condition to change policies
or behaviour. To be taken into consideration, scientific evidence has to beperceived as relevant and timely. However, there exists neither a single decision
maker nor a uniform science: Policy making is a process with many actors andinterests involved. Scientific evidence is constantly challenged by competingtheories and methods. In such ambiguous situations, problems and policies toaddress these problems are constantly challenged, reframed and reconsidered.
Scientific evidence is used to support political arguments and to legitimize acourse of action, but it is also frequently disregarded, side-lined or evendiscredited if it challenges established practices and vested interests. A direct
impact of scientific evidence on political decisions is apparently rare. In manycases, research has a much more indirect and unintended impact on policy
through conceptual use, knowledge creep, and ideas that enable policy makers
to gradually revise their framings of the policy problem. In such situations, many
scientists experience their involvement in the support of decision making as
frustrating. Policy makers and society in turn perceive science as a chorus ofoften contradicting voices, not useful to base decisions on. Against thisbackground, the conference will cover two issues: How can the research process
be organised to develop evidence that is considered relevant and timely in thepolitical process to meet the challenges of sustainable development? How can
the policy-science interface be organised in a way that such scientific evidence istaken into consideration? The conference aims to bring together scholars fromdifferent disciplines and strands of research that produce evidence to support
decision making for sustainable development, and those that study the use andapplication of such evidence. Furthermore, we invite policy makers andpractitioners working at the science-policy-interface or dealing with issues ofevidence use in policy making to share their experiences.
Website: http://www.berlinconference.org/2012/
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10-12 October, 2012
Conference hosted by the African Centre for Disaster Studies. Uniting Theory
and Practice in Southern Africa. (including Call for Papers)
The African Centre for Disaster Studies at North-West University would like towelcome disaster reduction academics, researchers, practitioners and postgradute students to the first biennial disaster risk reduction conference of
the Southern Africa Society for Disaster Reduction. The conference will takeplace from 10-12 October 2012 in the beautiful student town of Potchefstroom,
North-West Province in South Africa. Potchefstroom, and in particular the NorthWest University's Sports Village was the base camp of the FIFA Soccer World
Cup 2010 champions, Spain! Although the conference has a regional flavour,
participants from all regions of the globe are welcome to present papers and/or
attend the conference. The conference will be the ideal opportunity forinternational networking and the sharing of ideas, best practices and leading
research in the field of disaster reduction. Aim of the Conference The aim of theconference is threefold. The ACDS will be turning 10 years in 2012 and this 1st
International Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held to celebrate the
10 years. Secondly, the aim of the conference is to provide a platform for thepresentation, discussion and debate of different academic and professional
approaches and research on disaster risk reduction issues. Thirdly, the ACDS
plan to establish and launch a disaster risk reduction society for the Southern
Africa (SADC region) during the conference. The aim of the society is to bring
together practitioners/NGOs in the various fields of DRR and theacademic/research domain, and to provide a platform to share knowledge andgood practices, engage in mentorships and internships, influence policy andadvocacy in the SADC region. Academic and research papers, practitioner
reports/ field observations as well as Ph.D. research papers (based on a current
Ph.D. title) will be presented. To facilitate a broad disaster risk reduction focus,
the papers will cover the following themes: Governance of disaster risk reduction,
Urban dimensions of risk; Water as disaster risk; Disaster risk and genderissues; Climate change adaptation; Geo-spatial applications for disaster risk
reduction; Risk assessment and early warning; New humanitarian challenges;
Disaster response and recovery.
Website: http://acds.co.za/index.php?page=conf2012•

20-22 November, 2012:
The 2nd European Conference on Floodrisk Management: Science, Policy andPractice: Closing the Gap
Floods cause distress and damage wherever they happen and flooding fromrivers, estuaries and the sea threatens many millions of people in Europe.
Insurance losses from flooding have increased significantly since 1990 and flood
management in Europe is changing with a move from flood protection anddefence to comprehensive flood risk management. FLOODrisk 2012 will explore
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research advances in flood risk analysis and innovations in flood risk
management practice. The conference will consider all aspects of flood risk andwill cover the causes of floods, their impacts on people, property and theenvironment, and portfolios of risk management measures. FLOODrisk 2012 isalso supported by the Flood Risk Management Research Consortium.
Website: http://www.floodrisk2012.net/index.asp•

11-14 December, 2012
Extreme Natural Hazards and Their Impacts.
GeoRisk commission has proposed to organize its First Conference at Chapman
University during December 11-14, 2012. It is proposed to invite scientists fromdeveloping countries and countries which are most vulnerable to various types ofnatural hazards or faced extreme events in recent years. Oral and Poster papers
on various aspects of natural hazards will be presented in four days conference.
The proposed conference will help scientists to exchange scientific knowledge
about different natural hazards which are occurring different parts of the world
with different geological and geophysical environment. Some of Major Recent
Earthquake and Tsunami events. Topics include: Recent Volcanic events,
Connection between Extreme Climate and Natural Hazards, Early Warning of
Natural Hazards, Recent Satellite sensors for Monitoring Natural Hazards,
Disasters Management in Developing Countries, Natural Hazards andInfrastructures, Natural Hazards Mitigations
Website: http://www1.chapman.edu/~rsingh/GeoRisk2012/sessions.htm

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4. Call for Papers•

International Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management: A call for
papers for the IDRiM Society’s new International Journal of Integrated Disaster
Risk Management is now open. Papers should be submitted electronically via theonline Editorial Management System at
http://idrimjournal.com/index.php/idrim•

Special Issue "Risk Management: Challenges Responses to Climate
Change": A special issue of Challenges (ISSN 2078-1547)
Within minutes of the March 2011 earthquake in Japan, news media provided
unprecedented coverage of an unfolding natural catastrophe. Events such as thisplace natural disasters firmly in the public eye but only for a short time. It falls to
the research community to learn the lessons offered by these events and turnthem into opportunities for developing more effective risk management andmitigation strategies and identifying the factors that contribute to the vulnerability
and resilience of communities and response and recovery agencies. Disasters
such as the Japanese tsunami also highlight the ever-present need forsystematic, rigorous research into the risk posed by natural hazards and how
these risks can be managed. Of course it is vital to ensure that the findings fromsuch research endeavours are disseminated to those who can use thefindings.This means that journals that disseminate these lessons are importantresilience and adaptive resources for all those involved in risk and disastermanagement. Journals such as Challenges provide outlets for scholarly andprofessional debate on the causes and consequences of disasters and how theireffects may be mitigated and managed. This special edition of Challenges will
give voice to research into the causes of human and societal losses and ensurethat the lessons learned from such disasters can be readily disseminated to thehumanitarian, academic and political arenas where that knowledge can provide
the evidence base necessary to inform effective risk management intervention.
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/challenges/special_issues/challenges_responses/•

Special Issue: Risk Reduction and Extreme Events. The Geneva Papers on
Risk and Insurance – Issues and Practice.
The World Bank Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance (DRFI) Program and the
Geneva Association invite you to submit contributions to a special issue of The
Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice on "Risk Reduction
and Extreme Events," guest edited by the World Bank DRFI Program. The
special issue on "Risk Reduction and Extreme Events" will be the July 2013
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edition. We encourage both practitioners and academics to submit contributions
related to the following areas: ¨Development of disaster risk information systems(e.g., hazard and vulnerability databases, risk modeling and mapping, etc.) at
sub-national, national, and regional levels and their application for improving
mitigation and preparedness efforts, including financial preparedness. ¨Policy
strategies for risk mitigation and preparedness (including financial preparedness)for extreme events, such as economic and legal rationales for these policies andtheirefficacy
andenforceabilityatdifferent
levelsofgovernance. ¨Implementation of risk mitigation and preparedness (including
financial preparedness) strategies for developing and developed countries,
including regional approaches. ¨The role of risk financing and insurance
strategies and instruments in disaster risk reduction, including issues of
insurability, incentives promoting or detracting risk reduction, cost efficiency, andpublic and private roles and responsibilities. ¨Comparison of costs and benefits ofdifferent disaster risk financing and insurance instruments, including cost
efficiency, time efficiency for payout following a disaster, indemnification of
expected losses, etc. ¨Disaster risk management: comparison of roles andresponsibilities of different international institutions, public, private, andnongovernmental. Suggestions for other topics will be considered by the editors.
Allcontributions
will
gothrougharefereeing
process.
The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2012. Papers should be submitted
electronically via the website of The Geneva Papers
http://gpp.msubmit.net/cgi-bin/main.plex

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5. Internet Resource List•

Disaster Reduction Hyper base: Web based facility to compile appropriate
disaster reduction technologies and knowledge.
Website:http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp/•

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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6. (New) Journals• International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction-

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• 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,
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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• Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered
Systems and Geohazards:-

Objective: Georisk covers many diversified but interlinked areas ofactive research and practice, such as geohazards (earthquakes,
landslides, avalanches, rockfalls, tsunamis, etc.), safety of engineered
systems (dams, buildings, offshore structures, lifelines, etc.),
environmental risk, seismic risk, reliability-based design and code
calibration, geostatistics, decision analyses, structural reliability,
maintenance and life cycle performance, risk and vulnerability, hazard
mapping, loss assessment (economic, social, environmental, etc.), GIS
databases, remote sensing, and many other related disciplines.
The underlying theme is that uncertainties associated withgeomaterials (soils, rocks), geologic processes, and possible
subsequent treatments, are usually large and complex and these
uncertainties play an indispensable role in the risk assessment andmanagement of engineered and natural systems. Significant
theoretical and practical challenges remain on quantifying these
uncertainties and developing defensible risk management
methodologies that are acceptable to decision makers andstakeholders. All published research articles in this journal haveundergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening andanonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.

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Website:http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=17499518&li
nktype=1• Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability:-

Objective: The Current Opinion journals were developed out of therecognition that it is increasingly difficult for specialists to keep up todate with the expanding volume of information published in theirsubject. In Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, we help thereader by providing in a systematic manner: 1. The views of experts
on current advances in environmental sustainability in a clear andreadable form. 2. Evaluations of the most interesting papers, annotatedby experts, from the great wealth of original publications.
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability aims to address all the
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economic, social, technological and institutional aspects related to thechallenge of environmental sustainability by focussing on integration
across academic disciplines and insights with implications for societal
practices and processes. Current Opinion in Environmental
Sustainability
aims
tostimulatescientificallygrounded,interdisciplinary, multi-scale debate and exchange of ideas. It willcontain polished, concise and timely reviews and opinions. Current
Opinion in Environmental Sustainability(COSUST) will serve as aninvaluable source of information for researchers, lecturers, teachers,
professionals, policy makers and students.
The subject of environmental sustainability is divided into 6 themed
sections,
each
of
which
is
reviewed
once
a
year:
(1) Climate (covering climate change, climate risk management, andadaptation) (2) Human settlements and habitat (covering cities,
urbanization, transport) (3) Energy systems (covering renewableenergy, energy efficiency, bioenergy) (4) Terrestrials systems (foodsystems, biodiversity, and ecosystem services) (5) Carbon andNitrogen cycles (6) Aquatic systems (covering marine and fresh water,
isheries, currents, etc.) The common denominators across these
sections, to assure a cross cutting approach are: (a) interdisciplinary
and transdisciplinary; (b) quantitative; (c) multi-scale (regional vs.
global; space vs. time); (d) focus on integrated assessment; (e)governance, ethics, behaviour, education, and policy tools..
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Website:http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_hom
e/718675/description#description• International Journal of Risk Management (IJRM):-

Objective: The International Journal of Risk Management (IJRM) is arefereed international journal whose focus is on exchanging
information on risk related theory and its applications, including projectrisk management, supply chain risk management, risk attitude andbehavior, and risk management in finance, accounting, engineering,marketing, auditing, law, procurement and contracting, business andeconomics, etc. The objective is to provide an international forum forresearchers and practitioners across the many relevant disciplines andindustries to discuss some related problems and learn from eachother’s work. The readership includes professionals, academics,
researchers, and managers.

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Website: http://www.serialspublications.com/journals1.asp?jid=583• International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering:
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Objective: The International Journal of Safety and Security
Engineering aims to provide a forum for publication of papers on themost recent developments in the theoretical and practical aspects ofthese important fields. Safety and Security Engineering, due to its
special nature, is an interdisciplinary area of research and applications
that brings together in a systematic way many disciplines ofengineering, from the traditional to the most technologically advanced.
The Journal covers areas such as crisis management; security
engineering; natural disasters and emergencies; terrorism; IT security;
man-made hazards; risk management; control; protection andmitigation issues. The Journal aims to attract papers in all related
fields, in addition to those listed under the List of Topics, as well ascase studies describing practical experiences. The study of multifactor
risk impact will be given special emphasis. Due to the multitude andvariety of topics included, the List is only indicative of the themes of the
expected papers. Authors are encouraged to submit papers in all areasof Safety and Security, with particular attention to integrated andinterdisciplinary aspects.

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Website: http://journals.witpress.com/jsse.asp• Global Environmental Change:-

Objective: Global Environmental Change: Human and Policy
Dimensions is an international, interdisciplinary journal spanning thesocial and natural sciences. It publishes high-quality original theoreticaland applied research and review articles across the entire field ofglobal environmental change. Areas include biodiversity andecosystem services, water resources, climate change, international
agreements, North-South relations, land use and cover change,
institutions and governance. The journal interprets global
environmental change to mean the outcome of processes that are
manifest in localities, but with consequences at multiple spatial,
temporal and socio-political scales. The journal addresses issues ofpublic policy, economics, equity, risk, and resilience, science policy,
international development, and health and well-being.

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e/30425/description#description• Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:
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Objective: JHSEM is the primary source of new, peer-reviewed
research and information in the fields of homeland security andemergency management. JHSEM features original, innovative, andtimely articles and other information on research and practice from a
broad array of professions including: emergency management,
engineering, political science, public policy, decision science, andhealth and medicine. The electronic nature of the journal allows
timeliness and responsiveness unparalleled among academic
publications. JHSEM publishes peer-reviewed articles, news andcommuniqués from researchers and practitioners, and book/media
reviews. The lead editor is Irmak Renda-Tanali at the Graduate Schoolof Management & Technology, University of Maryland University
College; Maryland. Authors have included prominent researchers fromthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard University,
Carnegie Mellon University, the Environmental Protection Agency,
George Mason University, George Washington University, RAND, andVanderbilt University.

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Website: http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/about.html• Journal of Emergency Management:-

Objective: Journal of Emergency Management is a professional, bimonthly journal with a simple but urgent goal: to better equip all those
responsible for emergency preparedness and response to deal
effectively with everything from acts of terror, fires, floods, and weather
emergencies to gas explosions and catastrophic accidents on land, in
the air, or at sea. With a well-focused game plan carried out by an
unbeatable team of emergency preparedness and response experts,
Journal of Emergency Management is already being hailed as long
overdue and a "must have" for anyone responsible for the safety andwell-being of both personnel and property.With each issue of Journalof Emergency Management look for in-depth articles on topics as wide
ranging as:Meeting the challenge of the shadowy world of terrorism,
Emergency response and disaster management, Severe weather,flood and hurricane case studies, Emergency preparedness andresponse legislation, Public buildings recovery planning, Information
analysis and infrastructure protection,Evacuation procedures for thevisually impaired, Emergency wireless messaging-

Website: http://www.pnpco.com/pn06001.html• International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built
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Objective: The International journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built
Environment aims at developing the skills and knowledge of the built
environment professions and will strengthen their capacity in strategic
and practical aspects of disaster prevention, mitigation, response andreconstruction to mitigate the effects of disasters nationally andinternationally. The journal publishes original and refereed material that
contributes to the advancement of the research and practice andprovides contributing authors with an opportunity to disseminate theirresearch and experience to a broad audience. International journal ofDisaster Resilience in the Built Environment promotes research andscholarly activity that examines the role of building andconstruction to anticipate and respond to unexpected events thatdamage or destroy the built environment (for example, aninfrastructure project – from earthquakes, flooding and climate change
to terrorist attacks) and reflects construction’s ongoing responsibility
toward built environment’s users. Accordingly, the journal is designed
for researchers and academics, policy makers and other professionals
working with, or who anticipate having, disaster prevention, mitigation,
response and reconstruction responsibilities, and who wish to improvetheir working knowledge of both theory and practice. The journal
focuses on basic and applied research, practical developments, casestudies, editorials, book reviews, information on forthcoming events inthe field, and field reports. In keeping with the journal’s international
scope, articles are particularly welcome with details of: overall
leadership in research, education, planning, design andimplementation for infrastructure renewal and reconstruction projects indeveloping countries; and, details of innovative and socially
responsible projects inspired via internal synergies that lead to rapid
development and improved quality of life. International journal ofDisaster Resilience in the Built Environment helps to communicate
new practical ideas, applications and development details of educationand training, and thus build capacity for self-sufficiency. The journal
reports research that assists capacity-building for reconstruction,
renewal and development of sustainable infrastructure, supports
proactive and fruitful collaborations and networking among various
stakeholders, and helps develop appropriate policy development andplans for implementation. Regular special issues on a range ofmultidisciplinary subjects keeps readers abreast of topical subjects.

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Website:http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=IJDRBE• Regional Environmental Change:
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Objective: Environmental changes of many kinds are acceleratingworldwide, posing significant challenges for humanity. Solutions areneeded at the regional level, where physical features of the landscape,biologicalsystems,andhumaninstitutions
interact.
The goal of Regional Environmental Change is to publish scientificresearch and opinion papers that improve our understanding of theextent of these changes, their causes, their impacts on people, and theoptions for society to respond. "Regional" refers to the full range ofscales between local and global, including regions defined by natural
criteria, such as watersheds and ecosystems, and those defined byhuman activities, such as urban areas and their hinterlands.
We encourage submissions on interdisciplinary research across thenatural sciences, social sciences and humanities, and on more
focused studies that contribute towards the solutions to complex
environmental problems. Topics addressed include (i) the regional
manifestations of global change, especially the vulnerability of regions
and sectors; (ii) the adaptation of social-ecological systems toenvironmental change in the context of sustainable development; and(iii) trans-boundary and cross-jurisdictional issues, legislative andgovernance frameworks, and the broad range of policy andmanagement issues associated with building, maintaining andrestoring robust social-ecological systems at regional scales.
The primary format of contributions are research articles, presenting
new evidence from analyses of empirical data or else more theoreticalinvestigations of regional environmental change. In addition toresearch articles, we also publish editorials, short communications,invited mini-reviews on topics of strong current interest, as well as
special features that provide multifaceted discussion of complex topics
or particular regions.

-Website:http://www.springer.com/environment/global+change++climate+change/journal/10113• Natural Hazards Review:-

Objective: The Natural Hazards Review stands on the realization thatnatural disaster losses result from interactions between the physicalworld, the constructed environment, and the character of the societiesand people who occupy them. The journal is dedicated to bringing
together the physical, social, and behavioral sciences; engineering;and the regulatory and policy environments to provide a forum for
cutting edge, holistic, and cross-disciplinary approaches to natural
hazards loss and cost reduction. The journal offers a means forresearchers and practitioners working together to publish the results oftruly interdisciplinary and partnered approaches to loss reduction andlong-term disaster resiliency. Engineering topics covered include thePage 21characterization of hazard forces and the planning, design,
construction, maintenance, performance and use of structures in thephysical environment. Social and behavioral sciences topics
addressed include a range of issues related to hazard mitigation andhuman response as well as significant issues related to the built
environment such as land use, building standards, and the role offinancial markets and insurance. The specific physical science topics
covered include those pertinent to understanding the hazardous
character of the world and the performance of the structures that webuild to accommodate our way of life. More importantly, the journal
features papers co-authored by people from a variety of specializations
who bring a cross-disciplinary perspective to the complex factors that
contribute to disasters in today's-and especially tomorrow's-world.
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Website: http://ascelibrary.org/nho/

Address list of already listed journals in back issues:•

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•

Natural Hazards:
www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/hydrogeology/journal/11069•

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

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
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http://rpsonline.com.sg/journals/101-ajedm/ajedm.html•

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
http://www.ijdrs.org•

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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7. New Books
Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
Authors: Ben Wisner, JC. Gaillard, and Ilan Kelman (Editors)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415590655
Content: The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference
point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in aninternational and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews andappraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual,
theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical knowledge andavailable tools. Organized into five inter-related sections, this Handbook contains
sixty-five contributions from leading scholars. Section one situates hazards anddisasters in their broad political, cultural, economic, and environmental context.
Section two contains treatments of potentially damaging natural
events/phenomena organized by major earth system. Section three criticallyreviews progress in responding to disasters including warning, relief andrecovery. Section four addresses mitigation of potential loss and prevention ofdisasters under two sub-headings: governance, advocacy and self-help, andcommunication and participation. Section five ends with a concluding chapter by
the editors. The engaging international contributions reflect upon the politics andpolicy of how we think about and practice applied hazard research and disasterrisk reduction. This Handbook provides a wealth of interdisciplinary information
and will appeal to students and practitioners interested in Geography,
Environment Studies and Development Studies.
Can be found under http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415590655/ . If
you enter the code ERJ67 you receive a 20% discount.
Encyclopedia of Natural hazards (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series)
Authors : Peter Bobrowsky (Editor)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9400702639
Content: Few subjects have caught the attention of the entire world as much as
those dealing with natural hazards. The human losses (some 225,000 people)
associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the economic
costs (exceeding 100 billion USD) of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the collective
social impacts of tragedies experienced during the 2008 Sichuan, China
earthquake and landslides, all provide repetitive reminders that we are all but
temporary guests occupying a very dynamic planet. Few subjects share the true
interdisciplinary dependency that characterizes the field of natural hazards. Fromgeology and geophysics, to engineering and emergency response, to social
psychology and economics, the study of natural hazards draws input from an
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impressive suite of unique and previously independent specializations. Natural
hazards provide a common platform to reduce disciplinary boundaries andfacilitate a beneficial synergy in the provision of timely and useful information on
the critical subject matter. As social norms change regarding the concept ofacceptable risk and human migration leads to an explosion in the number ofmegacities, coastal over-crowding and unmanaged habitation in precarious
environments such as mountainous slopes, the vulnerability of people to natural
hazards increases dramatically. Coupled with the concerns of changing climates,
the subject of natural hazards remains on the forefront of issues that affect all
people, nations and environments. In the first two months of 2010 alone amagnitude 7 earthquake near Port au Prince, Haiti killed an estimated 230,000
people, exposed the inadequacies of their infrastructure and emergency
response capacity and virtually crippled an entire nation; whereas in contrast amonth later a significantly larger magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Chileprovided a sober lesson that those areas with a long history of exposure tonatural hazards are indeed much more capable to cope with the consequencesof unexpected events. The Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards effectively capturesand integrates contributions from an international portfolio of specialists whose
range of expertise address some 330 topics pertinent to the field of natural
hazards. Disciplinary barriers are overcome in this comprehensive treatment of
the subject matter. Clear illustrations and colour images enhance the primary aim
to communicate and educate. The inclusion of a series of “classic case study”
events interspersed throughout the volume provides tangible examples linking
concepts, issues and solutions.
Extreme Environmental Events: Complexity in Forecasting and Early Warning
Authors : Robert A. Meyers (Editor)
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-1441976963
Content: Extreme Environmental Events is an authoritative single source forunderstanding and applying the basic tenets of complexity and systems theory,
as well as the tools and measures for analyzing complex systems, to theprediction, monitoring, and evaluation of major natural phenomena affecting lifeon earth. These phenomena are often highly destructive, and include
earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, climate change,, and weather. Early warning,damage, and the immediate response of human populations to these
phenomena are also covered from the point of view of complexity and nonlinear
systems. In 61 authoritative, state-of-the art articles, world experts in each field
apply such tools and concepts as fractals, cellular automata, solitons gametheory, network theory, and statistical physics to an understanding of thesecomplex geophysical phenomena.
Dynamics of Disaster: Lessons on Risk, Response and Recovery
Authors :Rachel A Dowty et al. (Editor)
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Year: 2011
Publisher: Earthsscan Pulbications Ltd
ISBN: 978-1849711432
Content: Disasters are the result of complex interactions between social andnatural forces, acting at multiple scales from the individual and community to theorganizational, national and international level. Effective disaster planning,
response and recovery require an understanding of these interacting forces, andthe role of power, knowledge and organizations. This book sheds new light onthese dynamics, and gives disaster scholars and practitioners new and valuablelessons for management and planning in practice. The authors draw on methods
across the social sciences to examine disaster response and recovery as viewed
by those in positions of authority (Part I) and the recipients of operations (Part II).
These first two sections examine cases from Hurricane Katrina, while Part III
compares this to other international disasters to draw out general lessons andpractical applications for disaster planning in any context. The authors also offer
guidance for shaping institutional structures to better meet the needs ofcommunities and residents.
Calculating Catastrophe
Authors : Gordon Woo
Year: 2011
Publisher: Imperial College Press
ISBN: 978-1848167384
Content: This book explains the underlying quantitative basis for understanding
catastrophe phenomena, both natural and man-made. The catastrophes covered
range from geological, meteorological and hydrological hazards to politicalviolence, industrial, ecological and financial risk.
Global Aerospace Monitoring and Disaster Management
Authors : Anatoly N., Menshikov, Valery A., Urlichich, Yuri M.
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3-7091-0809-3
Content: In this book, space systems are situated in the global processes of the
21st century’s information society and the role that space information systems
could play in risk management is determined; methods of detecting andforecasting of both natural disasters and technogenic catastrophes and existing
global and regional monitoring systems are described; and the IGMASS is
introduced with its architecture and design concept and social and economic
aspects and estimates of its creation, development, and utilization. Finally,
results of the international symposium held in Limassol, Cyprus, in November
2009 in preparation of the IGMASS project’s submission to the United Nations
are discussed.

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The Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008
Authors :Chen, Yong, Booth, David C.
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3-642-21158-4
Content: "The Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008: An anatomy of disaster" gives adetailed account of the damage, seismology and tectonics of the event anddiscusses earthquake prediction, seismic hazard and risk management, thecreation and implementation of building codes, and new practices used in
rescue, relief and reconstruction. It will be of significant interest to researchersand practitioners engaged in seismology, geophysics, engineering, the social
sciences, and disaster management and recovery. It also offers a valuable new
and uniquely Chinese perspective with many insights for future mitigation ofearthquake risk.

Coping with Climate Change: Principles and Asian Context
Authors: Chandrappa, Ramesha, Gupta, Sushil, Kulshrestha, Umesh Chandra
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3-642-19673-7
Content: The Environmental and climatic issues varies from continent tocontinent and is unique to Asia. Understanding the issues does need lot of
research and study material which students may not be able to gather due toshortage of time and resources. Hence an effort is made by authors gathering
there experience and academic input from renowned universities of world.
Climate change is real and coping with it is major concern in coming days. Mostof the books written and sold in the past need updating and customizing. The
general description of climate change and world will not help the professionals
and students. It needs to seen area wise as a professional will work in specificgeographic area. Hence an effort is made to collect data from Asia which host
most populated countries along with ecological hot
In Extremes: Disruptive Events and Trends in Climate and Hydrology
Authors : V. Pisarenko, M. Rodkin
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3-642-14862-0
Content: The book addresses a weakness of current methodologies used in
extreme value assessment, i.e. the assumption of stationarity, which is not given
in reality. With respect to this issue a lot of new developed technologies arepresented, i.e. influence of trends vs. internal correlations, quantitative
uncertainty assessments, etc. The book not only focuses on artificial time series
data, but has a close link to empirical measurements, in order to make thePage 27

suggested methodologies applicable for practitioners in water management andmeteorology.
Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment: Rebuilding for Resilience
Authors :Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh
Year: 2011
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3356-5
Content: The construction industry is typically engaged in a range of criticalactivities after a disaster: providing temporary shelter after the disaster;
restoration of permanent shelter and public services such as hospitals, schools,
water supply, power, communications, and environmental infrastructure. This
book identifies the challenges that face the industry and highlight best practices
to enable the construction industry to address those problems which make aneffective response to these unexpected events difficult. Written by aninternational team of experts, this book will help researchers and advanced
students of construction understand the problems faced by communities and theconstruction industry when faced with a natural or man made disaster, andidentify the planning and management processes required by the industry tomount an effective response.
Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management
Authors: Bimal Kanti Paul
Year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 9780470660027
Content: Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives andManagement focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as aresult of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to addresssocio-cultural, political and physical components of the disaster process. Humanand social vulnerability as well as risk to environmental hazards are exploredwithin the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. In
addition to scientific explanations of disastrous occurrences, people andgovernments of hazard-prone countries often have their own interpretations forwhy natural disasters occur. In such interpretations they often either blame
others, in order to conceal their inability to protect themselves, or they blame
themselves, attributing the events to either real or imagined misdeeds. The bookcontains a chapter devoted to the neglected topic of such reactions andexplanations. Includes chapters on key topics such as the application of GIS inhazard studies; resiliency; disasters and poverty; climate change andsustainability and development. This book is designed as a the primary text for
an interdisciplinary course on hazards for upper-level undergraduate andGraduate students. Although not targeted for an introductory hazards course,
students in such a course may find it very useful as well. Additionally, emergency
managers, planners, and both public and private organizations involved inPage 28

disaster response, and mitigation could benefit from this book along with hazard
researchers. It not only includes traditional and popular hazard topics (e.g.,disaster cycles, disaster relief, and risk and vulnerability), it also includes
neglected topics, such as the positive impacts of disasters, disaster myths anddifferent accounts of disasters, and disasters and gender.
Crisis Information Management: Communication and Technologies
Authors:Christine Hagar
Year: 2011
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781843346470
Content: This book explores the management of information in crises,
particularly the interconnectedness of information, people, and technologies
during crises. Events, such as the Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Katrina and 9/11,
have demonstrated that there is a great need to understand how individuals,
government, and non-government agencies organize, manage, access,communicate, and disseminate information within communities during crisis
situations. Information management problems and information technology
failures have been cited as significant factors in the failed responses to manycrises. This edited book brings together papers written by researchers,
academics, and practitioners from a variety of information perspectives in crisis
response and management (e.g., information science, information management,
information systems, and librarians).
The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters
Authors:
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9781461403166
Content: "The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters" brings apublic health perspective to the literature, reflecting the increasing importance ofthe field in both disaster preparedness and disaster response. Arguing that adisaster is not only the event but its aftermath as well, the authors apply salient
local content to the study of scenarios ranging from the Cuzco, Peru, earthquakeof 1950 to the Columbine school shooting, the Oklahoma City bombing, and9/11. These case studies form the basis for models of vulnerabilities to disasters
and population behavior following disasters, illustrating how careful pre-event
planning and coordinated post-event response strategies can minimize the initialdamage and negative aftereffects. "The Causes and Behavioral Consequencesof Disasters" will further professional discussion and understanding among awide range of professionals and students across public health, mental health,education, health administration and policy, social work, and the social sciences.

Page 29Forecasting, Warning and Responding to Transnational Risks
Authors:Chiara De Franco, Christoph O. Meyer
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780230297845
Content: What does it take to recognize and prevent impending harm, which has
transnational causes and consequences? How can we handle the risks related tofinancial instability, terrorism, pandemics, air pollution, flooding, and climatechange? The book brings together scholars and senior practitioners fromdifferent areas to conceptualize and empirically study the interlinked problems offorecasting, warning and mobilizing preventive action. Contributors comment on
key generic problems such as uncertainty, silo-mentality, spotting weak-signals,
cultures of blame, conflicts of interest and divergent risk perceptions, but are also
sensitive to differences between actors and types of risk. The overall thrust is tochallenge both technocratic and popularized accounts of the warning-response
problem. Successful prevention or mitigation involves difficult cognitive,
normative and political judgements. Whilst these difficulties cannot be eliminated,
contributors suggest ways in which organizations, journalists, scientists anddecision-makers can at least mitigate them.
Disaster Education
Authors: Rajib Shaw, Koichi Shiwaku, Yukiko Takeuchi
Year: 2011
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9780857247377
Content: Education is the key to risk reduction, be it environmental management
or disaster risk reduction, and is a process which needs to be embedded at
different levels of management and practices to collectively reduce the risk.
While school education forms the foundations of the knowledge cycle, foreffective knowledge use, it is necessary to link school and community education.
Education is linked to enhanced awareness and a key reflection of education isseen in terms of actions. Divided into four sections this book begins with aninformative introduction to the subject of disaster risk reduction education andproceeds to highlight key places of education such as family, community, school,
and higher education. It then examines approaches, methods and tools before
providing a future perspective and pointing to the way ahead. This is the firstbook of its kind on disaster risk reduction education. A ready reference forpractitioners in the field, this book describes and demonstrates different aspectsof education in an easy-to-understand form with current academic research andpractical field experiences included throughout.

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The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters
Authors: Debarati Guha-Sapir, Indhira Santos, Alexandre Borde
Year: 2011
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
ISBN: 9781844077694
Content: Research on the economics of natural disasters has not kept up withthe tremendous impacts of these phenomena on people's lives. However, large
scale events such as Hurricane Katrina, the Tsunami in Asia and the more recent
2008 hurricane in Myanmar and earthquake in Sichuan, China, have sparked
new interest in the field. This book brings together the work of academic
researchers and practitioners covering methodological aspects of measuring
natural disasters as well as relevant macro and microeconomic theory andevidence, trying to put forward a research agenda and policy options for the next
decade. The book has two parts. Part I first provides an overview of the generaltrends in natural disasters and their effects, and later focuses on a criticalanalysis of different methodologies to assess the economic impact of natural
disasters, as well as on the ex-ante and ex-post mechanisms to deal with theeffects of disasters and the relationship between extreme natural events andclimate change. Part II covers six case studies from both the developed and thedeveloping world, and from three different continents: Bangladesh, Vietnam,
India, Nicaragua, Japan and the Netherlands. Using both country-level data andhousehold surveys, these case studies analyse and quantify the impact of natural
hazards - hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, among other types of disasters - onhousehold welfare and macroeconomic performance. This is an indispensible
volume for researchers, academics and policy professionals addressing the shortand long term economic effects of natural disasters.

List of already listed new books in back issues:
Heavy-Tailed Distributions in Disaster Analysis
Authors: V. Pisarenko, M. Rodkin
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer, New York
ISBN: 978-9048191703
When the Planet Rages: Natural Disasters, Global Warming and the Future of the
Earth
Authors: Charles Offices, Jake Page
Year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0195377019

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Early Warning for Geological Disasters
Authors: Friedemann Wenzel, Jochen Zschau (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer, Berlin
ISBN: 978-3642122323

Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters
Authors: World Bank, United Nations
Year: 2010
Publisher: Word Bank
ASIN: 978-0739124161
Mitigation of Natural Hazards and Disasters: International Perspectives
Authors: C. Emdad Haque (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN-10: 9048167965
Systems Approach to Management of Disasters: Methods and Applications
Authors: Slobodan P. Simonovi
Year: 2010
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN-10: 978-0739124161
Extreme Events in Nature and Society
Authors: Sergio Albeverio, Volker Jentsch, Holger Kantz
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642066798
Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters: Vulnerability, Preparedness and Mitigation
Authors: M.K. Jha (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9048124972
Natural Disasters as Interactive Components of Global-Ecodynamics
Authors: Kirill Ya Kondratyev, Vladimir F. Krapivin, Costas A. Varostos
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642068448
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Catalogue of Risks: Natural, Technical, Social and Health Risks
Authors: Dirk Proske
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642098487
In Extremis: Disruptive Events and Trends in Climate and Hydrology
Authors: Jürgen Kropp, Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 364214862X
Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development
Authors : Riccardo Casale, Claudio Margottini (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642075800
Assessing Vulnerability to Global Environmental Change: Making Research
Useful for Adaptation Decision Making and Policy [Paperback]Authors : Anthony G. Patt et al. (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1849711542

8. Miscellaneous
Other Newsletters:-

Disaster Research: DISASTER RESEARCH (DR) is a moderated newsletter for
creators and users of information about hazards and disasters.
Website: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/dr/currentdr.html-

Emergency Manager’s Weekly Report:
Website:http://www.6pinternational.com/news.php?category=Emergency%20Managers%20
Weekly%20Report&-

KatNet-Newsletter: (mostly in German language)
Website: http://www.katastrophennetz.de/

Page 33-EM-DAT: International Disaster Database Newsletter (CRED)
Website: http://www.emdat.be/publications-

DSCRN: Disaster and Social Crisis Research Network Newsletter
Website: http://www.dscrn.org/cms/index.php?page=newsletter-

International Institute for Sustainable Development Newsletter: IISD Reporting
Services.
Website: Climate Change: http://climate-l.iisd.org/about-the-climate-l-mailing-list/
General Information: http://www.iisd.ca/-

Society of Risk Analysis Newsletter:
Website: http://www.sra.org/newsletter.php-

ULC Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction Newsletter:
Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr/irdr/newsletter/

Useful Links:-

ProVention Consortium: http://www.proventionconsortium.org/-

Disaster Reduction Hyperbase – Asian application ( DRH- Asia):
http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp-

PreventionWeb, UN-ISDR: http://www.preventionweb.net/-

Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network (ADRRN) : http://www.adrrn.net/-

CITYNET and Disaster Risk Reduction : http://www.citynet-ap.org/-

JICA , Water Resources/Disaster Management, Global Issues:
http://www.jica.go.jp/english/global/wate/index.html-

EM-DAT: The International Disaster Database: http://www.em-dat.net/-

ADRC / Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM): Good Practice :http://www.adrc.or.jp/-

Global Open Learning Forum on Risk Education (GOLFRE) :http://www.golfre.org/-

Regional and Local Interrogation of “Hotspots” Database :http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/chrr/research/hotspots-

International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) under
the auspices of UNESCO : http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/-

International Office of Earthquake and Volcano Research Promotion:
http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/kokusai/english/index.html-

Integrated Risk Information Network of China (iRiskNet): http://www.irisknet.cn/
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Natural und Environment Disaster Information Exchange System:
http://nedies.jrc.it/index.asp?ID=67-(NIED) The Landslide Map Database ; Database on Volcanic Hazard Maps andReference Material :http://lsweb1.ess.bosai.go.jp/jisuberi/jisuberi_mini_Eng/jisuberi_top.html-

Sentinel Asia Project : http://dmss.tksc.jaxa.jp/sentinel/-

National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE), INDIA :http://www.nicee.org/-

Nepal Centre for Disaster Management (NCDM), Nepal: www.ncdm.org.np

Grants / Research Funds:•

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/jsps-fellowship/•

Humboldt
Research
Fellowship
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web•

Mary Fran Myers Award, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at
Boulder: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/awards/•

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT, Japan):
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/for(JSPS)

Postdoctoral

Fellowship:

Researchers:

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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

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