Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction

• Author(s): Juha I. Uitto, Rajib Shaw,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 287
• ISBN_10: 443155078X
  ISBN_13: 9784431550785
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Natural Disasters , Science / Environmental Science , Science / Global Warming & Climate Change , Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Science / Earth Sciences / Geology , Business & Economics / Development / Sustainable Development , Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy , Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development ,

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This book focuses on exploring the linkages between natural disasters and sustainable development at the global, regional, and national levels. Disasters and development are closely related, yet the disciplinary silos prevail and there is little communication and cooperation between the disaster management, environment, and development communities. One catastrophic event, such as an earthquake, tsunami, or cyclone, can destroy infrastructure, people’s lives and livelihoods, and set back development. Similarly, slow onset disasters—often associated with global climate change—pose threats to development, livelihoods, food security, and long-term sustainable development. This book is uniquely aimed at bridging the gaps between the environmental, development, and disaster management communities. It traces the evolution of concepts and practice and highlights the linkages between natural disasters and sustainable development in key sectors, including food security, health, and water. The book includes case studies from the field highlighting the complex issues that challenge sustainable development and disaster risk management in practice. It draws policy conclusions for the global community based on state-of-the art knowledge from research and practice.

The primary target groups for the book are researchers, including graduate students, in the fields of environment and sustainable development, geography, disaster risk reduction, and climate change studies. The second target group comprises practitioners and policymakers working in national and international organizations, the private sector, and civil society.