Hitomi Nakanishi (Australia University of Canberra)

Disaster Resilience and Sustainability

Japan's Urban Development and Social Capital

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines urban planning and infrastructure development in Japanese cities after the second world war as a way to mitigate the risks of disasters while pursuing sustainable development. It will be of interest to scholars in city development and planning, urban studies and human geography.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Research in Sustainable Planning and Development in Asia
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 110
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 250g
• ISBN-13: 9780367712914
• ISBN-10: 0367712911
• Artikelnr.: 64361221

Autorenporträt

Hitomi Nakanishi is Associate Professor of Built Environment at the University of Canberra, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Japan's Urban Planning and Infrastructure Development
after WWII 3. Social Capital: Community Responses to Natural Hazards 4.
Typhoon Nation: Lessons of 2004 5. Community as a Hub of Response: Kumamoto
Earthquake of 2016 6. Floods and Evacuation Challenge: Western Japan Flood
of 2018 7. Beyond Sustainability 8. Conclusion