| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 253 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro; Preface; Contents; Part I: Perspectives; Chapter 1: A Framework and Indicators of Resilience; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Methodology; 1.3 Framework of Resilience; 1.3.1 Various Definitions of Resilience; 1.3.2 Various Definitions of Resilient City; 1.3.3 The Risk in the Context of Environmental Policy in Japan; 1.3.4 Definition and Scope of Resilience; 1.3.5 Policy Model, Status Report, and Scenario; 1.4 Indicators of Measuring Resilience; 1.4.1 Administrative Indicators/Civil Indicators; 1.4.2 Urban Indicators; 1.5 Characteristics of This Book's "Resilience"; References |
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Chapter 2: Assessment of City Resilience Using Urban Indicators in Japanese Cities2.1 Importance of Assessing City Resilience Assessed by Public Statistical Information; 2.2 Case Study 1: Assessment of the Recovery Process After a Devastating Earthquake in Kobe, Japan; 2.2.1 Kobe and the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake; 2.2.2 The CASBEE-City Comprehensive City Assessment Tool; 2.2.3 Assessment Results of Recovery Process Utilizing CASBEE-City; 2.3 Case Study 2: Assessing Resilience of Major Cities in Japan; 2.3.1 Urban Indicators for Assessing City Resilience |
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2.3.2 Resilience Assessment of Major Cities in Japan2.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Civil Indicator: General Public's Cognitive Structure of Policies for Making Resilient Cities; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methodology; 3.3 Results and Observations; 3.3.1 Perceptions of Risk; 3.3.2 Assessment of Vulnerability; 3.3.3 Evaluation of Anticipated Situations to Be Avoided; 3.3.4 Evaluation of Acceptability of Resilience Measures; 3.3.5 Examining the Cognitive Structure; 3.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Civil Indicator: The Resilience Index of Regional Communities to the Risks of Disasters |
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4.1 Introduction4.1.1 Background of This Research; 4.1.2 Purpose of This Research; 4.2 Procedure; 4.2.1 Overview of Survey; 4.2.2 Composition of Questionnaire; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 Commitment of Respondents to Region of Residence; 4.3.2 Expectations of Crisis Events in Daily Life and Understanding of Vulnerabilities in Regional Society; 4.3.3 Evaluation of Disaster Risk in Regional Society; 4.3.4 Overall Indicators for Each Region; 4.4 Conclusion; 4.4.1 Summary and Discussion; 4.4.2 Future Tasks; References |
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Chapter 5: Administrative Indicator: Local Officials' Cognitive Structure of Policies for Making Resilient Cities5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Methodology; 5.3 Results and Observations; 5.3.1 Perceptions of Risk; 5.3.2 Assessment of Vulnerabilities; 5.3.3 Evaluation of Anticipated Situations to Be Avoided; 5.3.4 Evaluation of Preparation and Implementation of Resilience Measures; 5.3.5 Examining the Cognitive Structure; 5.3.6 Exploring Other Cognitive Structures in Each Department |
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5.3.6.1 Factor Analysis Conducted for Risk Perception, Evaluation of Vulnerabilities and Situations to Be Avoided, and the Number of Resilience Measures Prepared and Implemented |
| Summary |
This book presents a comprehensive framework and indicators that can be used to assess a city's degree of resilience. Based on surveys using bottom-up assessment tools, it proposes the concept, framework and indicators of a resilient policy model (including some participatory approaches). It also presents case studies of this and similar tools applied to Japanese and Asian cities, the highlights including information not previously available in English. Today, the term "resilience" is prevalent in the context of sustainable societies. The IPCC AR5 published in 2014 again stressed the impact of climate change on natural disasters, while in March 2015 at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, the United Nations International Strategy of Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) published the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Action 2015-2030, which serves as a guideline for local governments. Offering transdisciplinary perspectives from fields such as policy science, urban planning, environmental science, social psychology, management development and geography, this book discusses the lessons learned from Asian case studies, explaining the challenges and the effectiveness of the tools, and offering transdisciplinary insights for policymakers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed July 22, 2021) |
| Subject |
Emergency management -- Japan
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Organizational resilience -- Japan
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Emergency management
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Organizational resilience
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Japan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tanaka, Mitsuru, editor.
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Baba, Kenshi, editor
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| ISBN |
9811386005 |
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9789811386008 |
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9789811385995 |
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9811385998 |
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