Transformative Innovations for Climate and Disaster Resilience: Technology, Society, and Governance
暫譯: 氣候與災害韌性的轉型創新:技術、社會與治理

Shaw, Rajib

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商品描述

This book explores cutting-edge innovations that strengthen disaster and climate resilience, highlighting the intersection of technology, society, finance, and ecosystems. It provides a comprehensive review of advancements in sustainable infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and integrated financial mechanisms that support resilient development. The volume examines social entrepreneurship, education, and community-led initiatives, emphasizing the role of civil society and early childhood disaster education in building long-term preparedness. Advanced technologies such as AI, machine learning, blockchain, drones, robotics, GIS, and remote sensing are explored for their transformative potential in disaster prediction, monitoring, response, and recovery. The book also delves into big data and open governance frameworks, demonstrating how accessible, data-driven decision-making can enhance resilience at local and global scales. Through case studies across Asia and beyond, the chapters collectively offer insights into practical strategies, policy innovations, and multidisciplinary approaches necessary to foster sustainable, adaptive, and inclusive resilience in the face of escalating climate and disaster challenges.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

本書探討加強災害與氣候韌性的尖端創新,強調技術、社會、金融與生態系統的交集。它提供了對可持續基礎設施、基於自然的解決方案以及支持韌性發展的綜合金融機制的進展的全面回顧。本書檢視社會企業、教育及社區主導的倡議,強調公民社會及幼兒災害教育在建立長期準備中的角色。先進技術如人工智慧(AI)、機器學習、區塊鏈、無人機、機器人技術、地理資訊系統(GIS)及遙感技術被探討其在災害預測、監測、應對及恢復中的轉型潛力。本書還深入探討大數據與開放治理框架,展示如何通過可及的、數據驅動的決策來增強地方及全球的韌性。透過亞洲及其他地區的案例研究,各章節共同提供了在面對日益嚴峻的氣候與災害挑戰時,促進可持續、適應性及包容性韌性所需的實用策略、政策創新及多學科方法的見解。

作者簡介

Professor Rajib Shaw is a professor in the Graduate School of Media and Governance in Keio University, Japan. His expertise includes disaster governance, community-based disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, urban risk management, and disaster and environmental education. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal Progress in Disaster Science and series editor of a Springer book series on disaster risk reduction. Prof. Shaw has published 89 books and over 450 academic papers and book chapters. Professor Shaw is the recipient of prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award in 2021 for his contribution in education. He also received United Nations Sasakawa Award in 2022 for his lifetime contribution in the field of disaster risk reduction.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

拉吉布·肖教授是日本慶應義塾大學媒體與治理研究所的教授。他的專長包括災害治理、社區基礎的災害風險管理、氣候變遷適應、城市風險管理以及災害與環境教育。他是期刊《災害科學進展》的主編,以及施普林格(Springer)災害風險減少系列書籍的系列編輯。肖教授已出版89本書籍和超過450篇學術論文及書章。肖教授於2021年獲得了享有盛譽的普拉瓦西·巴哈拉提亞·薩曼獎,以表彰他在教育方面的貢獻。他還於2022年獲得聯合國佐佐木獎,以表彰他在災害風險減少領域的終身貢獻。