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Designing Water Disaster Management Policies: Theory and Empirics Contributor(s): Gopalakrishnan, Chennat (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138085391 ISBN-13: 9781138085398 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General - Nature | Ecology |
Dewey: 628.162 |
Physical Information: 106 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book represents a landmark effort to probe and analyze the theory and empirics of designing water disaster management policies. It consists of seven chapters that examine, in-depth and comprehensively, issues that are central to crafting effective policies for water disaster management. The authors use historical surveys, institutional analysis, econometric investigations, empirical case studies, and conceptual-theoretical discussions to clarify and illuminate the complex policy process. The specific topics studied in this book include a review and analysis of key policy areas and research priority areas associated with water disaster management, community participation in disaster risk reduction, the economics and politics of 'green' flood control, probabilistic flood forecasting for flood risk management, polycentric governance and flood risk management, drought management with the aid of dynamic inter-generational preferences, and how social resilience can inform SA/SIA for adaptive planning for climate change in vulnerable areas. A unique feature of this book is its analysis of the causes and consequences of water disasters and efforts to address them successfully through policy-rich, cross-disciplinary and transnational papers. This book is designed to help enrich the sparse discourse on water disaster management policies and galvanize water professionals to craft creative solutions to tackle water disasters efficiently, equitably, and sustainably. This book should also be of considerable use to disaster management professionals, in general, and natural resource policy analysts. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Natural Resource Policy Research. |
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