Indigenous knowledge and disaster risk reduction: from practice to policy

Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series:

This book is one of the first attempts of systematic study that analyzes the principles of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and its applicability to the modern context. It intends to become an useful reference material for decision making, research, implementation, and documentation.

The target audience of the book consists of professionals, practitioners, researchers, and graduate students in the related field.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction: Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster Risk Reduction
Chapter 2: Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster Reduction in Mountain Ecosystem Kumiko
Chapter 3: Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster Reduction in Coastal Areas
Chapter 4: Indigenous Knowledge in River Basin Management
Chapter 5: Water Resource Management, Climate Change and Indigenous Knowledge
Chapter 6: Indigenous knowledge of housing and disaster risk reduction
Chapter 7: Indigenous Knowledge, Science and Education for Sustainable Development
Chapter 8: Communication tools and indigenous knowledge
Chapter 9: Integrating Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
Chapter 10: Decision making and indigenous knowledge
Chapter 11: Local knowledge on flood preparedness in Eastern Terai of Nepal
Chapter 12: Practical Indigenous Knowledge in UC Hilcot, Mansehra, Pakistan
Chapter 13: Indigenous Knowledge and Natural Resource Management in the Philippines
Chapter 14: Indigenous Knowledge of the Ivatans in Batanes Islands, Philippines
Chapter 15: Indigenous Knowledge for Tsunami Early Warning in Simeulue, Indonesia
Chapter 16: Indigenous knowledge and coastal zone management in the Maldives
Chapter 17: Application of Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific Islands
Chapter 18: Utilising Indigenous Knowledge for Building Disaster Resilience in Tuvalu
Chapter 19: Indigenous Knowledge of Flood Risk Management in Bangladesh
Chapter 20: Indigenous Knowledge for River Management and Flood Control in Japan
Chapter 21: Disaster Risk Reduction in Papua New Guinea: Integrating Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge
Chapter 22: Indigenous Knowledge of Water Management System in China
Chapter 23: Indigenous Knowledge of Farming Practices and Water Management in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka
Chapter 24: Transition of Local Rule in a Water-side Community in Gujo-Hachiman, Japan
Chapter 25: Indigenous Knowledge and its Adaptability Experiences in India
Chapter 26: Earthquake Safe Traditional Housing Practices in India
Chapter 27: Indigenous Knowledge on house building system in West Sumatra and Southern west Java, Indonesia
Chapter 28: Transferring Indigenous Knowledge through Rural Tele-centers: Lessons and Perspective from India
Chapter 29: Indigenous Knowledge on disaster risk reduction and decision making in India
Chapter 30: Indigenous Knowledge and Decision Making in Vietnam: Living with Floods in An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam