Strategic disaster risk management in Asia : an introduction

![CDATA[The chapters in this book are the products of academics, practitioners and researchers from different Asian countries with diverse disciplinary backgrounds. This book is significant for the following reasons. Firstly, it is interdisciplinary in nature, encompassing research on governance, environment, disaster management and disability issues. It has a wider scope and covers disaster management issues such as preparedness for disasters, post-disaster reconstruction, peace, development and corruption. The views of different groups of stakeholders are incorporated in the discussion to produce comprehensive findings and analysis of the governance process and best practices in pre- and post-disaster management. This book also includes chapters focusing on issues that are usually not a priority in the context of disaster management, such as the need to invest in public education to improve public awareness of issues associated with disaster management and approaches to support the disabled, the vulnerable and the elderly in the context of disaster governance. Finally, the proposed book presents research on disaster management in different countries in Asian region. The next section summarises the key arguments and findings of each chapter in this volume.]]