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Geographic Perspectives on Disaster Risk Management examines the essential role of geospatial data and analysis throughout the disaster risk management lifecycle, addressing how we understand, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. It brings together approaches, data sources, and analytical tools from diverse sectors including international development, disaster management, emergency response, insurance, defence, and commerce. By comparing methodologies across these fields, common challenges and best practices are identified that can inform future risk management strategies.
Structured around the disaster risk cycle (preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation) the book covers four key areas: the representation of assets at risk through exposure and vulnerability mapping; risk preparedness and mitigation strategies; response mechanisms including event monitoring, damage assessment, and resilience building; and effective approaches to risk communication and decision-making. It includes practical case studies that illustrate real-world challenges and solutions, highlighting current capabilities while considering future developments in data availability, analytical techniques, and climate risk assessment.
Designed as both a practitioner's guide and academic resource, Geographic Perspectives on Disaster Risk Management serves those working directly in disaster risk management as well as researchers seeking to understand how geographic perspectives can enhance our capacity to manage disaster risk in an era of increasing environmental uncertainty.

Inhalt

Preface: Geopgraphy underpins disaster risk management 1. Defining Characteristics of Assets for Risk Assessment

2. Common Approaches to Exposure and Vulnerability Data Across Risk Management Sectors

3. Innovations in Spatial Exposure Modelling for Public Sector Disaster Risk Practitioners

4. Geographic Nature of Hazard and Risk

5. Disaster Risk Reduction, Risk Mitigation

6. Insurance and Risk Transfer Mechanisms

7. Disaster Preparedness in Fragile, Conflict- and Violence-affected Humanitarian Settings

8. Event Response: Mobilisation and Logistics

9. Real-time Monitoring and Communication

10. Damage Assessment

11. Long-term Resilience: Recovery Finance and Implementations of Lessons Learned

12. Data Accuracy and Requirements

13. Communicating Uncertainty

14. Reporting and Decision-making

15. Wrapping Up and Looking Ahead