Disaster resilience in South Asia : tackling the odds in the sub-continental fringes / Iftekhar Ahmed, Kim Maund, and Thayaparan Gajendran.

Author
Ahmed, K. Iftekhar [Browse]
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Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
  • ©2020
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  • Routledge studies in hazards, disaster risk, and climate change [More in this series]
  • Routledge studies in hazards, disaster risk and climate change
Biographical/​Historical note
Iftekhar Ahmed is an Associate Professorat the University of Newcastle, Australia. His research focuses on disaster resilience, post-disaster housing and climate change adaptation. He has co-authored the book Sustainable Housing Reconstruction (Routledge, 2015) and co-edited the book Community Engagement in Post-Disaster Recovery (Routledge, 2017). Kim Maund is Discipline Head and Senior Lecturer in Construction Management at the University of Newcastle, Australia. With more than 15 years' industry experience across government and private sectors, her research focuses on policy within the built environment, particularly in relation to urban planning and building and codes in the context of disaster resilience. Thayaparan Gajendran is an Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His research focuses on cultural and governance approaches for building resilience. He has co-authored many research publications in the areas of disaster risk communication and disaster governance.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 26, 2020).
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  • 9780429428296 (electronic book)
  • 0429428294 (electronic book)
  • 9780429766558 (electronic book : EPUB)
  • 0429766556 (electronic book : EPUB)
  • 9780429766541 (electronic book : Mobipocket)
  • 0429766548 (electronic book : Mobipocket)
  • 9780429766565 (electronic book)
  • 0429766564 (electronic book)
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1152525475
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