Urbanisation at Risk in the Pacific and Asia

<p>This book presents practical approaches for tackling the threats from climate change and disasters to urban growth in Pacific island countries and Asian nations.</p> <p>With chapters written by leading scholars and practitioners <i>Urbanisation at Risk </i>presents research and case studies from island countries across the Pacific Cambodia Nepal and the Philippines. The book explores and presents the theory policy and practice of how governments civil society aid organisations and people themselves prepare for withstand and recover better from urban disasters including windstorms floods earthquakes and fires and the effects of climate change.</p> <p>This book is written for urban policy makers researchers humanitarian aid and development workers and anyone interested in urbanisation participatory approaches disasters resilience and climate change adaptation.</p>