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  • 1
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    Emerging Technologies for Disaster Resilience : Practical Cases and Theories (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Sociology. ; Image processing Digital techniques. ; Computer vision. ; Social media. ; Natural Hazards. ; Sociology. ; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics. ; Social Media.
    Description / Table of Contents: Existing, new and emerging technologies for Disaster Resilience -- Developing the eXtended tangible user interface as an experimental platform for Geo CPS -- Innovation in earthquake early warning system: A case study of EQ Guard -- Drones for disaster risk reduction and crisis response -- VR/ AR and its application to disaster risk reduction -- Communication structure, protocol and data model towards resilient cities in Japan -- A conceptual framework for designing an effective community resilience management system -- Social media and disaster management -- Use of IT for situation awareness for DRR -- Emergency communication and use of ICT in disaster management -- Experimental command and control center for crisis and disaster management: A Living-Lab approach -- Real-time mapping system of shelter conditions for safe evacuation -- Decision support system and new technologies. .
    Abstract: Technological advances have helped to enhance disaster resilience through better risk reduction, response, mitigation, rehabilitation and reconstruction. In former times, it was local and traditional knowledge that was mainly relied upon for disaster risk reduction. Much of this local knowledge is still valid in today’s world, even though possibly in different forms and contexts, and local knowledge remains a shared part of life within the communities. In contrast, with the advent of science and technology, scientists and engineers have become owners of advanced technologies, which have contributed significantly to reducing disaster risks across the globe. This book analyses emerging technologies and their effects in enhancing disaster resilience. It also evaluates the gaps, challenges, capacities required and the way forward for future disaster management. A wide variety of technologies are addressed, focusing specifically on new technologies such as cyber physical systems, geotechnology, drone, and virtual reality (VR)/ augmented reality (AR). Other sets of emerging advanced technologies including an early warning system and a decision support system are also reported on. Moreover, the book provides a variety of discussions regarding information management, communication, and community resilience at the time of a disaster. This book’s coverage of different aspects of new technologies makes it a valuable resource for students, researchers, academics, policymakers, and development practitioners.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 260 p. 89 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811603600
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0360-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0360-0
    DDC: 551
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    Integrated Research on Disaster Risks : Contributions from the IRDR Young Scientists Programme (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Human geography. ; Public health. ; Natural disasters. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Public Health. ; Natural Hazards. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Index -- Glossary.
    Abstract: This book is a collection of works written by young scientists involved in the Integrated Disaster Risk Research (IRDR). Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) is a decade-long research programme co-sponsored by the International Science Council (merged by International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). It is a global, multi-disciplinary approach to dealing with the challenges brought by natural disasters, mitigating their impacts, and improving related policy-making mechanisms. The book examines multidisciplinary research and actions related to disaster risk reduction internationally. The Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Young Scientists programme is: • A sub-programme within IRDR which promotes capacity building of young professionals and encourages them to undertake innovative and need-based research which makes science–policy and science–practice linkages stronger. • IRDR Young Scientists Programme was started in late 2016. Currently, it is a community of 115 young researchers from over 40 countries after 3 batches of application. • IRDR network and partners provide academic advice and training courses, workshops, and programmes for IRDR young scientists. • IRDR young scientists contribute to innovative research in the field of disaster risk reduction and participate in conferences and/or social media as the ambassador of IRDR. The book is of interest to researchers and scholars in the field of governance of sustainability and environmental governance. Postgraduate students will benefit this book within courses on environmental governance, on climate change governance, and on transformation and social change processes. Societal actors in climate change adaptation and other environmental governance fields on local, national, and international levels can benefit from the focus on societally relevant findings in the past 10 years of research on adaptiveness.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 356 p. 111 illus., 90 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030555634
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55563-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55563-4
    DDC: 333.7
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  • 3
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    Ecosystem-Based Disaster and Climate Resilience : Integration of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Sustainable Development (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Natural Hazards. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Urban Ecology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Uncertainties in Urbanizing World and Nature-based resilience building -- Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the Hindu Kush Himalayas: Status, progress and challenges -- Evaluation of Ecosystem based approaches for disaster and climate risk resilience and policy perspectives in Pakistan -- Ecosystem-based approaches and policy perspectives in Nepal -- Ecosystem-based approaches and policy perspective from India -- Ecosystem-based approaches and policy perspectives: Towards integrated blue-green solutions in Vietnam -- Turning blue, green and gray: opportunities for blue-green infrastructure in the Philippines -- Making resilience a reality: The contribution of Peri-urban ecosystem services (BGI) to Urban resilience -- Innovations to Reduce Disaster Risks of Water Challenges -- Future heat risk in South Asia and the need for ecosystem mitigation -- Urban Risk Assessment Tools and Techniques for Ecosystem-based Solutions, India -- Scaling-up Nature based Solutions for mainstreaming urban resilience in Indian cities -- Incorporation of BIM based modeling in sustainable development of green building from stakeholders’ perspective -- Planning for Climate Change Adaptation: Comprehensive Approach for Smart Urban Areas Management -- Path towards sustainable water management: A case study of Shimla, India -- Application of Remote Sensing Image in ECO-DRR for Dehradun City -- Ecosystem-based approaches for water stress management- lessons from Nagpur Metropolitan Area, India -- Challenges in decision-making for building resilience to climate risks -- A “Greener” alternative: The Sri Lankan experience of Eco-DRR -- the Watarase retarding basin—a historical example of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction in Japan -- Self-efficacy for EbA and human health in a post-disaster recovery phase -- Freshwater biomonitoring: an ecosystem-based approach (EbA) for building climate resilience communities in Fiji -- Forward Looking Lens to Mainstream Blue-Green Infrastructure.
    Abstract: This book provides an introduction to the critical role of ecosystem-based disaster risk resilience (Eco-DRR) for building community resilience to multiple environmental risks such as rising heat, water stress, and pollution. Blue-green infrastructure (BGI) is an Eco-DRR tool that is an under-explored paradigm and can respond as one common strategy to targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals (UNDP), Climate Agreements (UNEP), the Sendai Framework (UNISDR), and the New Urban Agenda (UNCHS). Highlighted here in a systematic way is the importance of blue-green infrastructures in resilience building. The purpose is to introduce readers to the challenging context of development and opportunity creation for Eco-DRR. The roles of policy, scientific research, and implementation are presented cohesively. An attractive proposition of the book is a collection of case studies from different parts of the world where integration of BGI is experimented with at various levels of success. It envisages that shared tacit experiences from the realm of practice will further strengthen explicit knowledge. The focus in this book is on need and context building, policy and science (investigation, analysis, and design), case studies, and a road map for the future in four successive parts. Each part is self-sufficient yet linked to its predecessor, successor, or both, as the case may be.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 512 p. 136 illus., 120 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811648151
    Series Statement: Disaster and Risk Research: GADRI Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4815-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4815-1
    DDC: 551
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  • 4
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    Climate Crisis: Adaptive Approaches and Sustainability (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Global Warming and Climate Crisis/Extreme Events -- Chapter 2. Ecosystem Degradation to Restoration: A Challenge -- Chapter 3. Exploring the Dynamics of Antarctic Sea Ice over Four Decades Using Geospatial Technology -- Chapter 4. Climate Change and Himalayan Glaciers: A Socio-Environmental Concern in Anthropocene Epoch -- Chapter 5. Indigenous Strategies and Adaptive Approaches to Scrabble Recent Climate Crisis in Two Districts (Bankura and Purulia) of West Bengal, India -- Section II. Climate Crisis Geophysical Hazard and Risk Reduction and Mitigation -- Chapter 6. Addressing Climate Crisis through Coastal Risk Management: What are the Options? -- Chapter 7. Land Degradation and Its Relation to Climate Change and Sustainability -- Chapter 8. Social Resilience of Local Communities due to Tidal Flooding on the North Coast of Semarang City, Indonesia -- Chapter 9. Effects of Climatic Risks on Soil Erosion/Desertification in Southern and Northern Nigeria Using GIS/Remote Sensing Analysis -- Chapter 10. Strategies for Compound Urban and Climate Hazards: Linking Climate Adaptation and Sustainability to Address Risk in Environmental Justice Communities -- Section IIII. Climate Crisis and Smart Agriculture and Food Security -- Chapter 11. The Role of Indigenous Climate Forecasting Systems in Building Farmers' Resilience in Nkayi District, Zimbabwe -- Chapter 12. Agroforestry Practices: A Sustainable Way to Combat the Climate Crisis and Increase Productivity -- Chapter 13. Climate Crisis and Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies -- Chapter 14. Farming Technologies and Carbon Sequestration Alternatives to Combat Climate Change through Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Chapter 15. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Dryland Agriculture in Semi-Arid Regions of Maharashtra, India: A Short Review with Possible Approaches for Building Climate Resilience -- Chapter 16. Smart Farming and Carbon Sequestration to Combat the Climate Crisis -- Chapter 17. Alleviation of the Climate Catastrophe in Agriculture through Adoption of Climate-Smart Technologies -- Chapter 18. Climate Crisis and Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Models -- Section IV. Climate Crisis and Urban Health -- Chapter 19. Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Urban Habitats for Enhancing Ecosystem Services: A Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 20. Climate-Resilient Agropolitan Approach towards Sustainable Regional Development of Barddhaman District of West Bengal -- Chapter 21. Analysing Sustainable Approaches in MGNREGA Works for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of Debra Block, West Bengal, India -- Chapter 22. Urban Heat: UHI and Heat Stress Threat to Megacities -- Chapter 23. Assessment of LULC Changes and its Impact on Surface Temperature and Urban Heat Island Conditions in Kolkata during SARS COVID-19 period -- Chapter 24. Addressing Climate Changes Challenges in South Africa: A Study in KwaZulu Natal Province -- Section V. Climate Crisis and Land Water and Forest Sustainability -- Chapter 25. Evaluating the Potential Impact of Climate Change on Glacier Dynamics in Western Himalayas, India -- Chapter 26. The Tale of Crab Collectors and Fatteners: Negotiating Climate Change in Indian Sundarbans -- Chapter 27. Climate Crisis and Wetland Ecosystem Sustainability -- Chapter 28. Land Suitability Assessment for Mulberry-based Agroforestry Using AHP and GIS Technique in North-Western Himalayan Region of Kashmir Valley, India to Achieve Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 29. Climate Crisis and Coastal Risk Management.
    Abstract: This book aims to contribute to the discourse on climate crisis by bringing together high-quality empirical research on adaptive approaches and sustainability case studies from across the world. The book is divided into six sections. The introductory section has two chapters which sets the ground of the book as it discusses the framing of climate crisis and the different approaches towards it. It also situates the book within the global discourse. The first chapter seeks the traditional approaches to bridge the gap in the new climate science, while the second chapter delivers the ultimate reasons for temperature change, global warming and its consequences (extreme weather events) in a comprehensive way. It is hoped that the book as a whole will provide a timely synthesis of a rapidly growing and important field of climate science but will also bring forward new and stimulating ideas that will shape a coherent and fruitful vision for future work for the community of Undergraduates, Postgraduates, Ph.D. Scholars and Researchers in the fields of environmental sciences, humanistic and social sciences and geography. In addition, policy and decision makers, environmentalists, NGOs, corporate sectors, social scientists, and government organizations will find this book to be of great value. We believe that a diverse group of academics, scientists, geographers, environmentalists, environmental regulators, social scientists, and sustainable scientists with a common interest within the earth environmental sciences and humanistic and social sciences will find this book to be a comprehensive source for reference. Also, we strongly deemed that it will also provide some support for various levels of organizations and administrations for developing and achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 in purview of climate change.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXI, 588 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031443978
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8
    DDC: 551.6
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  • 5
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    Public Health and Disasters : Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Asia (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Public health. ; Sustainability. ; Natural Hazards. ; Public Health. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Overview of H-EDRM and health issues in DRR: Practices and challenges -- Public health prevention hierarchy in disaster context -- Key public health challenges for H-EDRM in the twenty-first century: Demographic and epidemiological transitions -- Evidence gaps in bottom-up resilience building of H-EDRM in Asia -- H-EDRM in international policy agenda I: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 -- H-EDRM in international policy agenda III: Paris climate agreement -- H-EDRM in international policy agenda IV: 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and New Urban Agenda (Habitat III) -- Health issues and DRR in India: Some reflections -- Health issues and disaster risk reduction perspectives in China -- Health emergencies and DRR in Pakistan: examples and achievements -- Bangladesh public health issues and implications to flood risk reduction -- Epi-Nurse: health emergency perspectives in Nepal -- Health emergency and public involvement in Philippines -- Smart water solutions for health emergency in he delta region of Bengal -- Community networking for healthcare in case of disaster: Examples from small and medium sized cities in Japan -- Future perspectives of H-EDRM and risk reduction in Asia. .
    Abstract: This book presents the health emergency and disaster risk management (H-EDRM) research landscape, with examples from Asia. In recent years, the intersection of health and disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged as an important interdisciplinary field. In several landmark UN agreements adopted in 2015–2016, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris climate agreement, and the New Urban Agenda (Habitat III), health is acknowledged as an inevitable outcome and a natural goal of disaster risk reduction, and the cross-over of the two fields is essential for the successful implementation of the Sendai Framework. H-EDRM has emerged as an umbrella field that encompasses emergency and disaster medicine, DRR, humanitarian response, community health resilience, and health system resilience. However, this fragmented, nascent field has yet to be developed into a coherent discipline. Key challenges include redundant research, lack of a strategic research agenda, limited development of multisectoral and interdisciplinary approaches, deficiencies in the science–policy–practice nexus, absence of standardized terminology, and insufficient coordination among stakeholders. This book provides a timely and invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, scholars, and frontline practitioners as well as policymakers from across the component domains of H-EDRM.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 343 p. 49 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811509247
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0924-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-0924-7
    DDC: 551
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    Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Natural disasters. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Natural Hazards.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: The State of Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia -- Climate Change Adaptation in Brunei Darussalam -- Climate Change Adaptation in Cambodia -- Climate Change Adaptation in Indonesia -- Climate Change Adaptation in Lao PDR -- Climate Change Adaptation in Malaysia -- Climate Change Adaptation in Myanmar -- Climate Change Adaptation in The Philippines -- Climate Change Adaptation in Singapore -- Climate Change Adaptation in Thailand -- Climate Change Adaptation in Vietnam -- Conclusion: Bridging Science and Policy in ASEAN: The Way Forward.
    Abstract: This book highlights the current issues, challenges, and priorities for climate change adaptation in the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The status of each country was prepared by a consortium of researchers in consultation with National Focal Points of the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC). National documents on adaptation actions, including local scenario and priorities, were reviewed where available and supplemented with an assessment of scientific publications to identify vulnerable ecosystems and regions. Adaptation needs and priorities were determined through stakeholder consultation in the respective countries. This allows for local-level perspectives to be captured and brought to the attention of policy and decision-makers at the national and regional levels. An important lesson from this exercise is that universities and research institutions at the national level have a critical role to play in bridging the gap between science and policy in climate change adaptation. These institutions also have the capacity to continuously facilitate transfer of the best available science for advancing climate change adaptation at the local level.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 233 p. 60 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811660887
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6088-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-6088-7
    DDC: 333.7
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    Climate Change, Disaster Risks, and Human Security : Asian Experience and Perspectives (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Climatology. ; Environmental policy. ; Sociology. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Policy. ; Sociology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: - Climate Change and Disaster Risks in an Unsecured World -- Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Human Security: A Historical Perspective under the Hyogo Framework and Beyond -- State Fragility and Human Security in Asia in the Context of Climate and Disaster Risks -- Policies and Institutions Shaping Human Security in an Era of Changing Climate and Increasing Disasters -- Satisfying the Basic Needs: The Material Aspect of Human Security -- Natural Resource Base as a Foundation of Human Security -- Agriculture and Food Security in Asia -- Cultural Dimensions of Human Security -- Population Movements and Human Security -- Conflict, Development and the Environment in Asia -- Mainstreaming CCA-DRVRM Using Probabilistic Multiscenario Hazard Maps for Future Resilience in Haiyan-affected Areas -- Preventing International Assistance from Becoming a Threat to Human Security: Japan’s Experience in the 1995 Kobe Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake -- The 2009 Drought in the People’s Republic of China: A Human Security Perspective -- After the 2004 Bangladesh flood: Integrated management for flood disaster risk reduction in four different areas -- The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Resettlement and Demographic Challenges -- Regional Policies and Initiatives on Climate Change and Disaster Risks: How can Peacebuilding Assistance and Climate Change Adaptation be Integrated? -- National Policies and Programs on Climate Change and Disaster Risks that Address Human Security -- Addressing Climate Change and the Risks of Disaster to Human Security: The Role and Initiatives of Civil Societies in Asia -- 19 Response and Initiatives from the Private Sector to Address the Challenges Posed by Climate Change and Disaster Risks on Human Security -- Pathways Towards a Human Secured Asia. .
    Abstract: This book explores how climate change and disaster risks threaten human security in Asia. Climate change and disaster risks have emerged as major human security challenges in the twenty-first century, and are an imminent “threat multiplier” with the potential to harm the vital core of human life and curtail people’s freedom and ability to live with dignity. Climate change and disaster risks undermine the security of individuals, communities, nations, and the world, considering the increasing trend in the frequency and magnitude of hydro-meteorological disasters and the projections on their future adverse impacts. Despite recent advances in the literature, there is still a major gap in understanding the relationship and linkages between climate change, disaster risks, and human security, particularly as gleaned from the Asian experience. Asia is the world’s most vulnerable region in terms of the quantity and magnitude of impacts from various forms of disaster. At the same time, it has developed a number of innovative responses to address those risks, offering a wealth of experience. Exploring and capitalizing on the Asian perspective, this book provides valuable resource material for students, academics, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners working in these areas.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVII, 450 p. 89 illus., 85 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811588525
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8852-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8852-5
    DDC: 551
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    Technology Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Entrepreneurship. ; New business enterprises. ; Natural disasters. ; Technology Sociological aspects. ; Well-being. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Entrepreneurship. ; Natural Hazards. ; Science, Technology and Society. ; Well-Being. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview of technology entrepreneurship for sustainable development -- Experiential Learning Approaches for Enhancing Development Skills: A Review of the Social Business Canvas as a Pedagogical Tool -- Practicum-oriented Entrepreneurship Education: A Systematic Literature Review -- Applicability of Business Model Canvas in the Context of Entrepreneurship in Asia: A Systematic Literature Review -- Global entrepreneurship sustainability through evolving ecosystems -- Starting up STEAM in China: A Case Study of Technology Entrepreneurship for STEAM Education in China -- Sustainable Societal Development through Holistic Education Programs -- The Role of Technology Entrepreneurship in Facilitating Corporate Donations: A Model for B2B Social e-Business Development -- Harnessing Mobile technologies for Healthy Living: A Case Study on Smoking Cessation -- Linking Climate Action and Sustainable Development Goals by Activating Co-benefits -- Social entrepreneurship and disaster risk reduction- A case of India -- Mapping Water Salinity in Coastal Areas Affected by Rising Sea Level -- Citizen science for Urbanization, Disaster, and Environmental management -- Technology and innovation for societal resilience through multistakeholder collaboration -- Technology entrepreneurship and wildfire risk management -- A sustainable water supply business model by utilization of the innovative water flocculants, A Case Study in Bagamoyo, Tanzania -- Emerging technologies and innovation to reach out to vulnerable populations in Nepal.
    Abstract: This book discusses the need for entrepreneurship for sustainable development from the perspective of Asia, the fastest growing region in the world. The world is now witnessing a spectacular rise of technology entrepreneurship, involving mobile phones, artificial intelligence, geospatial information systems and social media. On the other hand, governments all over the world, particularly those in low and medium income countries, are facing severe resource constraints in developing the livelihood and well-being of citizens. Although many non-government organizations (NGOs) have worked on various development projects in a number of social sectors such as health, education, disabilities, poverty alleviation and environment, there is still substantial scope for technological innovation, including more efficient, effective and user-friendly solutions in different parts of the world. This book is organized into 2 parts and consists of 17 chapters. The first part explores education and well-being, and the second part discusses the climate, environment and disaster management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 342 p. 73 illus., 54 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811920530
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2053-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2053-0
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    Safety and Resilience of Higher Educational Institutions : Considerations for a Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Analysis (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Education, Higher. ; Fire prevention. ; Buildings Protection. ; Natural Hazards. ; Higher Education. ; Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview and Introduction to the Role of Higher Educational Institution in Disaster Risk Management -- Post-pandemic Management in Higher Educational Institutions -- New Perspectives of Campus Safety Initiatives in Universities -- Regional Overview of Lessons from the Asia-Pacific Regions -- Regional Overview of Lessons from Africa: the Impact on the Awareness of the Sector’s Resilience -- Disaster Risk Governance in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Central America: the Case of Guatemala -- Looking Ahead While Leaving No One Behind: Resourcefulness and Resiliency among North American Universities -- University Networking in Improvising Academic Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences from Bangladesh -- New Role of Universities: Experiences from Taiwan -- Vigorous, Vital, Vulnerable: Universities and COVID-19, Aotearoa New Zealand -- Applying New Technologies and Innovation in Taiwan -- Applying New Technologies and Innovation in Hong Kong: Teaching Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) Using Massive Open Online Course to Enhance Resilience in Higher Educational Institutions -- Scope of Civil Society and University Partnership in Enhancing Resilience -- Private Sector and Higher Education Institution Partnerships to Enhance Resilience in the Philippines: The Experience of the National Resilience Council -- Impacts, opportunities and potentials in HEIs: During and Post Pandemic Perspectives.
    Abstract: The world has spent the majority of 2020 enduring an unpreceded crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of this crisis has been enormous, and the situation has yet to be resolved. It is still difficult to anticipate when the pandemic will end and how our lives will have changed after the crisis. Higher educational institutions (HEIs) have also had to undergo tremendous transformation, in particular, changing a conventional educational, teaching, and learning system to a digital and online mode and cancelling or postponing important events such as graduation and entrance ceremonies and entrance examinations. In addition, a number of HEIs have been facing financial constraints due to reduced enrolment, particularly from overseas. Students have missed opportunities to meet their family and friends, causing profound psychosocial impact and stress for all concerned. Simultaneously, however, the situation has given HEIs a good opportunity to consider their disaster preparedness, response, and recovery capacity on campus. Some surveys have highlighted a lack of preparedness for pandemic and other hazardous risks beyond natural hazards. Safety issues are a top priority at HEIs because they bring together a number of students, faculty, and staff. This book covers the experiences and lessons learned from HEIs in preparedness, response, and recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for such calamities beyond natural disasters in the future. The book consists of 15 chapters divided into three major sections. They highlight the importance of HEIs’ governance issues in disaster risk management, examine the challenges that HEIs have faced during the pandemic and the implementation of new teaching and learning methodologies, and provide innovative responses and preparedness by HEIs based on science and technology, respectively.
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    Pages: VIII, 264 p. 45 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811911934
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1193-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-1193-4
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    Impact of Climate Change, Land Use and Land Cover, and Socio-economic Dynamics on Landslides (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Climatology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Welfare economics. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Sciences. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Social Economy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Association of climate change to landslide vulnerability and occurrences in Bhutan -- A framework for assessing landslide risk in hilly terrains -- Landslide dam outburst in Myagdi, Nepal: early warning and preparedness key to minimizing disaster -- Landslide risk along the Sichuan-Tibetan railway -- Landslide, agricultural vulnerability and community initiatives: a case study in south-east part of Bangladesh -- Landslide, land-cover and land-use changes and its impacts in Nepal -- Comparison between two different methods applied to define rainfall thresholds for landslide forecasting in Idukki district of Kerala, India -- Prediction of amount of rainfall on landslide day using artificial neural network for Bhutan -- Measuring landslide susceptibility of Phuentsholling, Bhutan using novel ensemble machine learning methods -- Application of RBF and MLP neural networks integrating with rotation forest in modelling landslide susceptibility of Sampheling, Bhutan -- Use of Probabilistically Generated Scenario Earthquakes in Landslide Hazard Zonation: A Semi-Qualitative Approach -- Predicting the landslide susceptibility using ensembles of Bagging with RF and REPTree in Logchina, Bhutan -- Assessing social vulnerability to landslide disasters in Chittagong City, Bangladesh -- The vulnerability of human population to landslide disaster: A case study of Sikkim Himalayas -- Integration of Socio-economic dynamics and Communities’ Resilience to Landslides in Swat valley, Pakistan -- Refugee Camps at Landslide Risk: Studying Mitigation Measures -- Introducing Japanese Landslide Warning System to Sri Lanka: Analyzing the Social Differences for Successful Technology Transfer -- Land Cover Changes and Landslide Risk in Sri Lanka -- Urban-rural connectivity for forest management and landslide risk reduction: case of Japan -- Slope stabilization using soil nails, practice and construction realities: a case study on the construction of soil nailed wall along Phuentsholing-Thimphu highway, Bhutan -- Cross cutting issues in landslide hazard of Japan: forest management, climate change, demographic change, and aging society. .
    Abstract: This book discusses the impact of climate change, land use and land cover, and socio-economic dynamics on landslides in Asian countries. Scholars recently have brought about a shift in their focus regarding triggering factors for landslides, from rainfall or earthquake to claiming rapid urbanization, extreme population pressure, improper land use planning, illegal hill cutting for settlements and indiscriminate deforestation. This suggests that the occurrence or probabilities of landslides are shaped by both climate-related and non-climate-related anthropogenic factors. Among these issues, land use and land cover change or improper land use planning is one of the key factors. Further climate change shapes the rainfall pattern and intensity in different parts of the world, and consequently rainfall-triggered landslides have increased. These changes cause socio-economic changes. Conversely, socio-economic and lifestyle changes enhance inappropriate land use and climate change. All these changes in land use, climate and socio-economic aspects are dynamics in nature and shape landslide risks in Asian countries, where they are given serious attention by governments, disaster management professionals, researchers and academicians. This book comprises 21 chapters divided into three major sections highlighting the effect of climate change on landslide incidence with the influence on vegetation and socio-economic aspects. The sections address how climate change and extreme events have triggered landslides. The advances in geospatial techniques with the focus on land use and land cover change along with the effect on socio-economic aspects are also explored.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 491 p. 224 illus., 206 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811673146
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7314-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7314-6
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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