This book presents key lessons from community-based
risk-reduction practices in Japan, a country that is often hit by
disasters and that also has shown strong resilience in coping with
those disasters. Japan has a strong governance system for disaster
risk reduction. However, the Kobe earthquake of 1995 showed the
importance of community involvement in disaster response as well as
recovery. With several examples from different parts of Japan, the
book elaborates on the importance of community-based risk reduction
and the innovations required for sustaining some of the community
approaches. The book has 13 chapters and is divided into three
parts: (1) Evolution of community-based risk reduction in Japan;
(2) Community-based risk-reduction issues; and (3) Case
studies.
The primary target groups for this book are students and
researchers in the fields of environment, disaster risk reduction,
and climate change studies. The book provides them with a good idea
of the current research trends in the field and furnishes basic
knowledge about these vital topics. Another target group comprises
practitioners and policy makers, who will be able to apply the
knowledge collected here to policy and decision-making.
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