Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance to Manage Disaster Risk - 9780128187500

Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance to Manage Disaster RiskAuthor(s): Jose Manuel Mendes, Gretchen Kalonji, Rohit Jigyasu, Alice Chang-Richards\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128187500, 978-0128187500\nSynopsis\nStrengthening Disaster Risk Governance to Manage Disaster Risk presents the second principle from the UNISDR Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, [tel]. The framework includes discussion of risk and resilience from both a theoretical and governance perspective in light of the ideas that are shaping our common future and presents innovative tools and best practices in reducing risk and building resilience. Combining the applications of social, financial, technological, design, engineering and nature-based approaches, the volume addresses rising global priorities and focuses on strengthening the global understanding of risk governance practices, initiatives a.