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'What happens when a school really lets its pupils down: when the walls collapse sideways and the heavy tiled roof pancakes down in a couple of seconds? ...'

This study introduces some examples of the current good practices on public private partnership for disaster risk reduction in Japan.

Following the adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action at WCDR 2005, disaster reduction is given further attention in

An edited collection of concise, hard-hitting essays by a group of international experts and scholars that address the politics and policy of environmental change and sustainable development in East and Southeast Asia. The book pays particular attention

This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development.

This report is a comprehensive verification of the efforts made for reconstruction from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake over the last decade in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and provides recommendations for similar future shocks.

This book describes the background of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and its damages; the major issues during the recovery process and possible solutions; the action plan for future community rehabilitation and the future needs of its implementation.