Crossing borders : governing environmental disasters in a global urban age in Asia and the Pacific /: governing environmental disasters in a global urban age in Asia and the Pacific. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michelle Ann Miller, Michael Douglass, Matthias Garschagen, editors.
• Editors: Miller, Michelle Ann, 1974-; Douglass, Michael; Garschagen, Matthias
• Contents: 1. Crossing Borders: Governing The Globalizing Urban Matrix Of Compound Disasters In Asia And The Pacific -- Part 1: Cross-Border Disasters In Historical And Contemporary Perspective.- 2. Recognising Global Interdependence Through Disasters.- 3. Crossing Colonial Borders: Governing Natural Disasters In Historic Context.- 4. Governing Cross-Border Effects Of Disasters In Urbanising Asia: What Does The Literature Tell Us.- 5. Disasters Across Borders: Borderlands As Spaces Of Hope And Innovation In The Geopolitics Of Environmental Disasters -- Part 2: Cross-Border Governance In Transboundary Riparian Regions.- 6. The Urban Matrix Of Compound Environmental Disasters: Riparian Regions And Cross-Border Water Governance In Asia.- 7. Urban Transformations Across Borders: The Interwoven Influence Of Regionalization, Urbanization And Climate Change In The Mekong Delta Region.- 8. Environmental Disasters In The Mekong Subregion: Looking Beyond State Bound aries.- 9. Cross-Boundary Disaster Risk Governance: Lessons From The Pearl River Delta.- Part 3: Cross-Border Disaster Collaborations.- 10. The Resilience Of Islands: Borders And Boundaries Of Risk Reduction.- 11. The Empowerment Of Local Community Groups As A New Innovation In Cross Borders Disaster Governance.- 12. Cities As Aid Agencies? Experience From Selected Asian Cities.- Part 4: Cross-Border Disasters And Conflict Potential.- 13. Trans-Boundary Ecological Linkage And Population Movement: Narratives And Counter Narratives From India And Bangladesh.- 14. China-Based Air Pollution And Epistemic Community Building In The Northeast Asian Region -- 15. Zaps And Taps: Geomagnetic Storms And Cascading Disasters Across Borders.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.7/0095; Environmental disasters -- Pacific Area; Emergency management -- Pacific Area; Urban policy -- Pacific Area; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Emergency management; Environmental disasters; Urban policy; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental Policy; Governance and Government; Urban Geography -- Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns); Climate Change; Pacific Area; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811061264; 9811061262
• Related ISBNs: 9789811061257; 9811061254
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 18, 2017).
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