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Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development-Volume 2

Resilient Systems for Climate Change Adaptation

Herausgegeben: Pal, Indrajit; Perwaiz, Aslam; Ahmed, Iftekhar

Beschreibung

This book presents selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development, organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, and Management Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in collaboration with academic institutions and organizations across the world. The symposium converges research contributions that address critical themes within the realm of science, technology, climate change, assorted hazards, and strategies for bolstering resilience. The book contains research outcomes and case studies on multi-hazard risk and resilience and sustainability of the diverse systems that constitute our society, to propagate an integral foundation for sustainable development and effective climate change adaptation, enabling societies to thrive and endure in the face of an increasingly dynamic and uncertain world. The content caters to research scholars, students, industry professionals, data analytics companies, re-insurance companies, government bodies, and policymakers, who work in the field of hazard modeling and disaster management.

This book represents Volume 2 of a three-volume book series.

Autor

Dr. Indrajit Pal is an associate professor in the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, and Management (DPMM) Academic program at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and has more than 19 years of experience in research, teaching, training, advocacy, consultancy primarily focused on disaster risk governance, incident command system, hazard and risk assessment, CBDRM, public health risk, disaster resilience, and DRR Education. Dr. Pal served as a faculty member at Centre for Disaster Management at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, India. Dr. Indrajit is a former member of Board of Directors for the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI), Japan. Dr. Pal authored a number of peer-reviewed journal papers, conference papers, and books (Springer, Elsevier, and SAGE). Some of his ongoing research includes Risk Characterization in Asian Delta communities in "Living Deltas Hub" project UKRI, GCRF.  Mr. Aslam Perwaiz is the deputy executive director (DED) of Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). He is a results-driven manager with a mix of leadership and technical expertise in developing, managing, and delivering high-impact programs all of which are in the context of economic analysis, sustainable development, environment, disaster risk reduction, and climate resilience. Aslam has substantive fieldwork experience from more than 15 countries (Asia, Pacific, and Africa) with national and sub-national work program development  and practical understanding of the disaster risk management systems and climate change issues in international, regional (Asia and Pacific, Europe, Africa) and sub-regional context (ASEAN, SAARC, SOPAC, Central Asia) context with hands-on experience in institutional strengthening, research and analysis, and implementing on-the-ground risk reduction initiatives at the local, national, and regional levels. Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed is an associate professor and previous program convener of the Master of Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He teaches on policy and social aspects of disaster risk reduction, resilience of the built environment, and sustainable development. His research interests include post-disaster housing, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and urban resilience. He has written several books and many peer-reviewed publications and engages in various research and evaluation projects relating to disaster resilience. Dr. Ahmed completed his Ph.D. from Oxford Brookes University, UK, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, MIT, USA, and Bachelor of Architecture (hons.), IIT-Kharagpur, India.

Produktdetails

• Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 624
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Nature Singapore / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-981-96-2029-6
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 727g
• ISBN-13: 9789819620296
• ISBN-10: 9819620295
• Artikelnr.: 72227669