Rethinking Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in a Time of Change /

This book contributes to the literature on resilience, hazard planning, risk management, environmental policy and design, presenting articles that focus on building resilience through social and technical means. Bringing together contributions from Japanese authors, the book also offers a rare Engli...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Yan, Wanglin; Galloway, Will
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50171-0
Summary: This book contributes to the literature on resilience, hazard planning, risk management, environmental policy and design, presenting articles that focus on building resilience through social and technical means. Bringing together contributions from Japanese authors, the book also offers a rare English-language glimpse into current policy and practice in Japan since the 2011 Tohoku disaster. The growth of resilience as a common point of contact for fields as disparate as economics, architecture and population politics reflects a shared concern about our capacity to cope with and adapt to chan
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (XV, 396 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9783319501710
Index Number: QC902
CLC: P467
Contents: 1. Understanding Change Through the Lens of Resilience -- 2. Japan After March 11th 2011: Between Swift Reconstruction and Sustainable Restructuring -- 3. Climate Change Vulnerability of Olive Groves in the Dry Areas of Tunisia: The Case of Medenine Province -- 4. The Vehicle Transportation Problem in S o Paulo (Brazil) Megacity -- 5. Disaster and Air Quality in Human Living Environments -- 6. Vulnerability of Pastoral Social-Ecological Systems in Mongolia -- 7. The Importance of Information Availability for Climate Change Preparedness: A Comparison Between the UK and Japan -- 8. Anticipatin