Development In Coastal Zones And Disaster Management

Author : Amita Singh,R. Lalitha S. Fernando,Nivedita P. Haran
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811542947

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Development in Coastal Zones and Disaster Management by Amita Singh,R. Lalitha S. Fernando,Nivedita P. Haran Pdf

In the last two decades, coastal regions have relatively endured some of the fiercest oceanic and geophysical disasters than the earlier decades. Yet, disaster management governance fails to match the human, nonhuman and environmental calamity which is unfolding in its most frequent and unpredictable pattern. Between the Asian Tsunami of 2004 to the devastating Chennai and Kerala floods of 2018 the socio-industrial-livelihood impact alerts governments towards a greater and more serious compliance to laws for coastal conservation. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in 2018 had shocking statistics to share as the deaths and damages related to only Tsunami disaster at the coasts to 251,770 and US$280 billions respectively in the last 20 years (1998-2017) as compared to 998 and US$ 2.7 billion in the previous 20 years (1978-1997). Coastal conservation is no more a question of casual governance but has become a need for survival. The region of South Asia which ranks much higher in its vulnerability, weak resilience and relatively undersupplied governance structures ought to take this responsibility on a priority. The spirit of Hyogu Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Action suggests preparedness and resilience building as key approach areas in coastal governance. The book is incomparable in its holistic and transdisciplinary social science based approach to disaster management which links conservation of marine flora and fauna, ecosystems and land management with decision making processes and coastal regulations. These grass root findings from the subcontinent are substantiated by a section on the most powerful court battle on the Kerala Floods as a guideline for readers to discerningly identify an ‘Act of God’ often used as a veil to hide lack of preparedness, apathy and political greed. This book becomes indispensable reading for anyone involved in research, administration or any level of decision making for the mitigation and prevention of disasters.

Author : R. R. Krishnamurthy,M.P. Jonathan,Seshachalam Srinivasalu,Bernhard Glaeser
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128104750

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Coastal Management by R. R. Krishnamurthy,M.P. Jonathan,Seshachalam Srinivasalu,Bernhard Glaeser Pdf

Coastal Management: Global Challenges and Innovations focuses on the resulting problems faced by coastal areas in developing countries with a goal of helping create updated management and tactical approaches for researchers, field practitioners, planners and policymakers. This book gathers, compiles and interprets recent developments, starting from paleo-coastal climatic conditions, to current climatic conditions that influence coastal resources. Chapters included cover almost all aspects of coastal area management, including sustainability, coastal communities, hazards, ocean currents and environmental monitoring. Contains contributions from a global pool of authors with a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, making this an authoritative and compelling reference Presents the appropriate tools used in monitoring and controlling coastal management, including innovative approaches towards community participation and the implementation of bottom-up tactics Includes case studies from across the world, allowing for a thorough comparison of situations in both developing and developed countries

Author : Timothy Beatley,David Brower,Anna K. Schwab
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:35007005211846

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An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management by Timothy Beatley,David Brower,Anna K. Schwab Pdf

"This is the only book available that addresses the serious coastal trends and pressures in the United States, assesses the current policy and planning framework, and puts forth a compelling vision for future management and sustainable coastal planning."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Katrina Brown,Emma Louise Tompkins
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136561894

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Making Waves by Katrina Brown,Emma Louise Tompkins Pdf

Coastal zones are critical multiple-use resources, under pressure from constant demands from different sources - conservation, economic growth and social welfare. This book identifies the dilemmas of managing conservation and development in coastal areas. It offers important information on the management, conservation and social implications of coastal resources. The authors present a variety of participatory methods and techniques that can be used to show the success or otherwise of the different uses and how they affect the users. Their interdisciplinary analysis draws upon scientific knowledge as well as the latest social science insights on property rights and governance. The book is intended for researchers and students in geography, development studies and environmental planning, and also for practitioners in natural resource management and coastal zone management.

Author : Mark Pelling,Sophie Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135074746

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Megacities and the Coast by Mark Pelling,Sophie Blackburn Pdf

Based on a major international study, this volume provides a synthesis of scientific knowledge on megacity urbanization on the coast, environmental impacts, risks and management choices, including a focus on adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management. It is the primary output of a major international scientific project sponsored by the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme, the Land-Ocean Interactions at the Coastal Zone programme of IHDP/IGBP, and others. It brings together the work of over 60 contributing authors and an international review board. It presents the international policy and academic community with an unbiased and high quality assessment of the state-of-the art in areas of social-ecological systems interaction. One of its main messages is that while we know a great deal about megacities of more than ten million people and about urban processes, and about coasts and their physical and ecological processes (aquatic, physical and atmospheric), there is relatively little work that focusses primarily at points of intersection between large-scale urbanization and the coast. The book responds to this gap by providing the first global synthesis of megacity and large urban region urbanization on the coast. Its focus is on environmental and development challenges, climate change and disaster. It is interdisciplinary and brings together world recognised scientists (including many IPCC lead authors) on urban climate and atmosphere, disaster risk management, demography and coastal environments.

Author : Bimal Paul,Harun Rashid
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128046128

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Climatic Hazards in Coastal Bangladesh by Bimal Paul,Harun Rashid Pdf

Coastal Hazards in Bangladesh: Non-Structural and Structural Solutions provides a review of the study of Bangladesh’s coastal region, an area whose location and physical geography present the prefect microcosm for the study of coastal hazards and for the development of tactics that are applicable to regions around the world. The book presents engineers, scientists, and planners with the necessary tools and planning solutions used to combat coastal vulnerabilities in Bangladesh. Divided into seven chapters, it begins with a critical overview of cyclone and storm surge disasters, focusing on both engineering responses and public preparedness programs to such events. In addition, engineering recommendations are provided for further reduction of their impacts, such as erosion, accretion, and land subsidence, and numerical models are introduced to assess flood induced hazard and risk, flood-induced design loads, and how to intervene in protecting key installations, infrastructures, and communities. Provides engineers, scientists, and planners with the necessary tools and planning solutions they need to address the coastal vulnerabilities presented by floods, cyclones, and storm surge Includes engineering recommendations on how to reduce coastal hazards and their impact Explores the topic of sea level rise and the effect of salt water intrusion on fresh water and the surrounding soil Examines land uses in the coastal zones, their trend, and their effects on coastal zones

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Coastal ecology
ISBN : 9789280725773

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Assessing Coastal Vulnerability by Anonim Pdf

Author : Timothy Beatley
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610911429

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Planning for Coastal Resilience by Timothy Beatley Pdf

Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and magnitude of coastal storms around the globe, and the anticipated rise of sea levels will have enormous impact on fragile and vulnerable coastal regions. In the U.S., more than 50% of the population inhabits coastal areas. In Planning for Coastal Resilience, Tim Beatley argues that, in the face of such threats, all future coastal planning and management must reflect a commitment to the concept of resilience. In this timely book, he writes that coastal resilience must become the primary design and planning principle to guide all future development and all future infrastructure decisions. Resilience, Beatley explains, is a profoundly new way of viewing coastal infrastructure—an approach that values smaller, decentralized kinds of energy, water, and transport more suited to the serious physical conditions coastal communities will likely face. Implicit in the notion is an emphasis on taking steps to build adaptive capacity, to be ready ahead of a crisis or disaster. It is anticipatory, conscious, and intentional in its outlook. After defining and explaining coastal resilience, Beatley focuses on what it means in practice. Resilience goes beyond reactive steps to prevent or handle a disaster. It takes a holistic approach to what makes a community resilient, including such factors as social capital and sense of place. Beatley provides case studies of five U.S. coastal communities, and “resilience profiles” of six North American communities, to suggest best practices and to propose guidelines for increasing resilience in threatened communities.

Author : Juha I. Uitto,Rajib Shaw
Publisher : Springer
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9784431550785

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Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction by Juha I. Uitto,Rajib Shaw Pdf

This book focuses on exploring the linkages between natural disasters and sustainable development at the global, regional, and national levels. Disasters and development are closely related, yet the disciplinary silos prevail and there is little communication and cooperation between the disaster management, environment, and development communities. One catastrophic event, such as an earthquake, tsunami, or cyclone, can destroy infrastructure, people’s lives and livelihoods, and set back development. Similarly, slow onset disasters—often associated with global climate change—pose threats to development, livelihoods, food security, and long-term sustainable development. This book is uniquely aimed at bridging the gaps between the environmental, development, and disaster management communities. It traces the evolution of concepts and practice and highlights the linkages between natural disasters and sustainable development in key sectors, including food security, health, and water. The book includes case studies from the field highlighting the complex issues that challenge sustainable development and disaster risk management in practice. It draws policy conclusions for the global community based on state-of-the art knowledge from research and practice. The primary target groups for the book are researchers, including graduate students, in the fields of environment and sustainable development, geography, disaster risk reduction, and climate change studies. The second target group comprises practitioners and policymakers working in national and international organizations, the private sector, and civil society.

Author : Mahbuba Nasreen,Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain,Mohammed Moniruzzaman Khan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000819236

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Coastal Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh by Mahbuba Nasreen,Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain,Mohammed Moniruzzaman Khan Pdf

This book addresses disaster and disaster risk reduction (DRR) practices, constraints and capacity in the context of coastal Bangladesh. Located in the lower riparian of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh has to face frequent disasters such as floods, cyclones, river erosion, salinity intrusion as well as drought. Drawing together a range of multidisciplinary perspectives, Coastal Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh explores the connection between climate change and DRR issues in this region. The editors reorganize disaster studies around social and physical changes that can reduce these risks and put at risk populations on a stronger footing by making risk reduction the focus. These include measures to improve disaster preparedness, to boost recovery by creating better disaster planning and programs, and physical and social initiatives to improve disaster resilience. Also, analyzing the gender perspective, the volume also utilizes the local knowledge framework to consider whether these populations have resilient knowledge that needs to be incorporated into initiatives based on advanced technology and perspectives. This book will be of interest to academics, researchers, students, policymakers and practitioners in the field of disaster, DRR and governance, climate change, climate change adaptation (CCA) and the environment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Research Publishing Services
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Coastal ecology
ISBN : 9789810589486

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Integrated Coastal Zone Management by Anonim Pdf

Ultimately, this book provides a means to help address and solve the complexity that exists between coastal systems and anthropogenic activities.

Author : B.U. Haq
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1997-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 079234765X

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Coastal Zone Management Imperative for Maritime Developing Nations by B.U. Haq Pdf

Anthropogenic transformation of the coastal zone continues at a steady pace, especially in the developing maritime countries, where coastal resources are often crucial to national economies. However, exploitation of these resources is often indiscriminate, ill planned, or carried out without adequate scientific knowledge. This leads to rapid resource depletion, and often irreversible environmental degradation. The 1992 Rio de Janeiro UN Conference on Environment and Development recognized the expediency of an integrated and sustainable use of all coastal resources, functions and services grounded on sound scientific data. The present volume is based on the 1994 international workshop Integrated Coastal Zone Management, and brings together contributions by leading specialists both on basic concepts and on applications of coastal management. The work is divided into six parts, dealing with the conceptual framework of ICZM; regional and global aspects of coastal management; environmental assessment in ICZM; capacity building and technology transfer; monitoring and environmental analysis; and case studies and status of ICZM plans. The book also incorporates an interactive ICZM planning module, COSMO, which can be of use in designing a management plan for a coast. Attention is also given to long-term environmental effects of present-day actions. It is hoped that COSMO will prove an additional learning tool for ICZM practitioners and enhance the value of the book. This work is intended to give a broad coverage of conceptual and technical aspects of ICZM, and will be of use to operational executives as well as students of ICZM, environmental economists, policy-makers and senior managers in the international development agencies and governmental and non-governmental organizations. It can be recommended as a textbook and as a reference work.

Author : Lesley Ewing,Louise Wallendorf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015054123461

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Solutions to Coastal Disasters '02 by Lesley Ewing,Louise Wallendorf Pdf

This collection contains 83 papers presented at the Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2002 Conference, held in San Diego, California, February 24-27, 2002.

Author : Julian F. Gonsalves,Priyanka Mohan
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Climate change mitigation
ISBN : 9788171889044

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Strengthening Resilience in Post-disaster Situations by Julian F. Gonsalves,Priyanka Mohan Pdf

To mitigate, develop, and improve the lives of those vulnerable to intense natural disasters, climate change, and food insecurity, many agencies are funding and implementing diverse activities from reconstruction to rehabilitation, and this book presents the lessons and impacts from a collection of these projects. It describes concepts, strategies, processes, and tools in such a way that they can be easily replicated and shared with a wider audience. This study explains that mid- to long-term interventions, strategies, and practical approaches in particular are being designed and adopted to build the resilience of the poor. It describes valuable practical experiences and lessons from the field, capturing a range of interventions from implementing agencies involved in post-disaster rehabilitation. It is comprised of 79 papers grouped into four sections: coastal threats and challenges in South Asia; disaster risk reduction and the combining of resilience, mitigation, and adaptation; pathways for building the capacity of vulnerable communities to withstand and rebuild from natural disasters; and real-life postdisaster rehabilitation and resilience-building projects that have led to positive change at the community level. This is an exceptional resource for anyone concerned with disaster management and rehabilitation work, including students, researchers, policymakers, and members of nongovernmental organizations.

Author : United Nations. Ocean Economics and Technology Branch
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UVA:35007004871475

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Coastal Area Management and Development by United Nations. Ocean Economics and Technology Branch Pdf

Part I provides guidance to planners and decision-makers, particularly in developing countries, on how an effective, long-term programme of coastal area management can be implemented within the overall framework of development planning. Part II focuses on the legislative and regulatory aspects, providing a range of examples of the kind of legislative and policy measures and approaches that have been or may be taken in different countries to deal with some specific issues.