TY - BOOK ID - 705486 TI - Civil Society Organization and Disaster Risk Reduction : The Asian Dilemma AU - Shaw, Rajib. AU - Izumi, Takako. PY - 2014 SN - 4431548777 4431548769 PB - Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Civil society KW - Social contract KW - Geology. KW - Social sciences KW - Sustainable development. KW - Natural Hazards. KW - Methodology of the Social Sciences. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Methodology. KW - Hazard mitigation. KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Disaster mitigation KW - Disaster risk mitigation KW - Disaster risk reduction KW - Disasters KW - Hazards mitigation KW - Mitigation, Hazard KW - Natural hazard mitigation KW - Natural hazards mitigation KW - Reduction of risks of disasters KW - Risk mitigation, Disaster KW - Risk reduction, Disaster KW - Emergency management KW - Environmental aspects KW - Risk mitigation KW - Geognosy KW - Geoscience KW - Earth sciences KW - Natural history KW - Natural disasters. KW - Social sciences. KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Human sciences KW - Sciences, Social KW - Social science KW - Social studies KW - Civilization KW - Natural calamities KW - Asia. KW - Asian and Pacific Council countries KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - Eurasia UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:705486 AB - Civil society organizations (CSOs) have played important roles over the years in the disaster field.  Starting from the traditional approach of response and relief, the emphasis has gradually shifted to disaster risk reduction.  From international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to national and local NGOs, all stakeholders have recognized the significance of and need for community-based risk reduction. In their different capacities they have endeavored to establish links to the policy options at the local and national levels.  There still are many issues that remain untouched by CSOs, however, and local CSOs face special challenges in resources in terms of human, financial, and technical issues.     Drawing examples from Asia, this book is structured on the roles of CSOs according to the Hyogo Framework for Action priority areas: policy making, risk assessment, education and training, underlying risk factors, and response–recovery.  The primary target groups for this book are students and researchers in the fields of environment, disaster risk reduction, and climate change studies.  The book provides a clear view of the current trends of research in the field and furnishes basic knowledge on these important topics.  Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able to apply the knowledge collected here to policy and decision making. ER -