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Author:   Divine Kwaku Ahadzie (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana) ,  David Proverbs ,  Robby Soetanto (University of Coventry, United Kingdom) ,  Victor Oluwasina Oladokun
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781032324708

ISBN 10:   1032324708
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   08 December 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Handbook of flood risk management and community action: An international perspective. 2. Co-production of knowledge for flood risk management: Case study of multiple stakeholders at Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. 3. Local knowledge’s roles for nature-based solutions as flood risk M=management: Pangpang Bay, Indonesia. 4. Preserving heritage, historical artefacts and culture for social resilience and tourism amid flood disasters: A case study of Morten Village of Sungai Melaka, Malaysia. 5. Managing emergencies – failure and success: Lessons from a village in the Czech Republic. 6. Drivers, services gaps and improving disaster management for displaced people: A case study of prolonged displacement following the 2022 floods in Lismore, Australia. 7. Capturing the effectiveness of early warning and sustainable community-based early action interventions for disaster risk reduction in Bangladesh: An analysis from flood-prone areas. 8. Emergency animal-safe facilities assessment to enable livestock evacuation during disasters in Australia. 9. Home owner/occupant property flood protection: An appraisal of the options and opportunities used to mitigate and minimise impacts. 10. The prevention policy and experiences of flood resilience in Brazil. 11. Building resilience through community-based flood risk management: Pathway and reflections. 12. Flood insurance uptake in Nigeria; building resilience by promoting a culture of risk protection. 13. Community flood insurance in Ghana; individual and institutional diffusion of uptake. 14. Technology-mediated flood risk management tools: A review of smart and mobile applications. 15. River naturalization and load sediment detection sensor for community-based flood risk management in Indonesia. 16. Towards flood resilient supply chain systems: A facility location model for flood prone communities. 17. Conclusion and final remarks.

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Professor Divine Kwaku Ahadzie is an experienced award-winning researcher in Construction and Human Settlement Development. He is the Head of the Centre for Settlements Studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana with a demonstrated history of working in construction, housing and disaster risk reduction. Professor David Proverbs is Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He has over 25 years of experience in higher education and has held strategic leadership roles in three modern universities where he has championed student learning as a research-driven, curriculum active and enterprising academic. Robby Soetanto is Reader in Construction Innovation Management and Programme Leader of Construction Engineering Management in the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, UK. Victor Oluwasina Oladokun is a Professor of Industrial and Production Engineering at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, a Senior Fulbright Scholar and a Commonwealth Academic Fellow.

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