Urban risk reduction : an Asian perspective / edited by Rajib Shaw, Hari Srinivas, Anshu Sharma.

Includes bibliographical references.

Ch. 1. Introduction to Urban Risk Reduction by Hari Srinivas, Rajib Shaw and Anshu Sharma
Ch. 2. Urban Disaster Risk Analysis, Action Planning and Implementation Management by Phong Tran, Fumio Kaneko, Rajib Shaw, Lorna P. Victoria and Hidetomi Oi
Ch. 3. Environmental Risk Reduction in Urban Areas by Hari Srinivas
Ch. 4. Information, Education, and Communication for Urban Risk Reduction by Rajib Shaw and Manu Gupta
Ch. 5. Hyogo Framework for Action and Urban Risk Reduction in Asia by Yuki Matsuoka, Anshu Sharma and Rajib Shaw
Ch. 6. Future Perspective of Urban Risk Reduction by Hari Srinivas, Rajib Shaw and Anshu Sharma
Ch. 7. Earthquake Risk Management, Local Governance, and Community Participation in Manila by Tomoko Shaw
Ch. 8. Urban Disaster Risk Management in Kathmandu by Jishnu Subedi
Ch. 9. Reducing Urban Risk Through Community-Based Approaches in Shimla by Anshu Sharma
Ch. 10. Town Watching as a Useful Tool in Urban Risk Reduction in Saijo by Yuki Yoshida, Yukiko Takeuchi and Rajib Shaw
Ch. 11. Urban Flood Risk Management in Hanoi by Hoang Hung, Masami Kobayashi and Rajib Shaw
Ch. 12. Post-Disaster Reconstruction in Urban Areas in Aceh by Chiho Ochiai and Rajib Shaw
Ch. 13. Eco-Community and Environmental Learning in Nishinomiya by Miki Yoshizami
Ch. 14. Conceptualizing Urban Eco-Village in Kampong Bahru by Rajib Shaw, Siti Omar, Miki Yoshizumi and Noriati Mat So
Ch. 15. Participatory Urban Environmental Management and Social Capital in Danang by Nozomi Hishida and Rajib Shaw
Ch. 16. Environmental Risks in Dhaka: Present Initiatives and the Future Improvements by Md. Golam Rabbani
Ch. 17. Community-Based Urban Risk Reduction: Case of Mumbai by Akhilesh Surjan, Seema Redkar and Rajib Shaw.

"As cities all over the world have urbanized rapidly after the industrial revolution, most cities have confronted environmental problems such as poor air and water quality, high levels of traffic congestion and ambient noise, poor-quality build environment, derelict land, greenhouse gas emissions, urban sprawl, generation of waste and waste-water. In particular, cities in the developing world face problems related to the living conditions in which the urban population lives. In the context of urban cities in the developing world, it can be narrowed to the quality of life of living population in the cities. Needless to say that Asia has the largest population, as well as urban population at risk. This book brings the lessons from innovative urban risk management approaches in Asian cities, drawing the lessons from seven Asian countries. The authors of the chapters consist of wider spectrum of stakeholders: from academicians to policy makers to NGO practitioners."--p. 4 of cover.