An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability

Name: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability
Author: Pal, Indrajit|Von Meding, Jason|Shrestha, Sangam|Ahmed, Iftekhar|Gajendran, Thayaparan
ISBN: 9789813295292

Pal, Indrajit|Von Meding, Jason|Shrestha, Sangam|Ahmed, Iftekhar|Gajendran, Thayaparan

Language: English

Published by Springer Singapore, 2020

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Series: Book 22 of 44 - Disaster Risk Reduction

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Title: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability
Author: Pal, Indrajit|Von Meding, Jason|Shrestha, Sangam|Ahmed, Iftekhar|Gajendran, Thayaparan
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Publication year: 2020
Condition: New
Binding: Soft cover
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9813295295
ISBN 13: 9789813295292
Series: Book 22 of 44: Disaster Risk Reduction

About the Author

Dr. Indrajit Pal is an assistant professor at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and has more than 16 years of experience in research, teaching, training, advocacy, consultancy primarily focused on disaster risk governance, incident command system, hazard and risk assessment, CBDRM, public health risk, disaster resilience, and DRR Education. Dr. Pal is supervising a number of Doctoral and Masters’ research across Asia and Africa in the field of disaster risk management and governance. Dr. Pal authored a number of peer-reviewed journal papers, conference paper, and books. Some of his ongoing research includes Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development Education in Asia, Risk Characterization in Asian Delta communities in "Living Deltas" UKRI project.

Dr. Jason von Meding is an associate professor at the University of Florida and founding faculty of the Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER). His research focuseson the social, political, economic and environmental injustice that causes people, across global societies but particularly in the developing world, to be marginalized and forced into greater risk of being impacted by disasters. He collaborates with a range of industrial and humanitarian partners as well as communities that experience complex challenges and threats, that sometimes manifest as emergencies and disasters.

Dr. Sangam Shrestha has more than 15 years’ experience in conducting research, organizing regional and international policy dialogues, capacity building, and leading international and national research teams. He has been involved in research and development in the areas of climate change and adaptation in water, integrated water resource management, and groundwater development and management. His ongoing research includes developing an operational framework for river health assessment in the Mekong River Basin Consortium Research Program on Water, Land, and Ecosystems, among many other projects.

Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed is a senior lecturer in construction management at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle, Australia. His teaching chiefly focuses on built environment research methods, and on the policy and social dimensions of disaster risk management. He received his doctorate from Oxford Brookes University, UK; his Master of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; and his Bachelor of Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, India. He has written several books and professional reports and has many peer-reviewed publications to his credit.

Dr. Thayaparan Gajendran is an associate professor at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle, Australia. His research focuses on sociological aspects associated with built environments in the context of construction project and disaster management. Dr. Gajendran has held numerous administrative roles at the school, faculty, and university level. He has authored and edited more than 60 publications including peer-reviewed journal papers, conference papers, conference proceedings, and industry practice books accompanied by diagnostic self-assessment tools.

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