The 2004 Thailand tsunami and the April 2012 tsunami warning
This chapter reviews the events leading up to and immediately following the December 2004 tsunami that occurred in Southeast Asia; and the lessons that were learned from a logistic...
Post-disaster recovery: a comparative case study in Ayeyarwady region, Myanmar and Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
The cyclone Nargis devastated the Ayeyarwady delta area of Myanmar on May 2, 2008. Although the government agencies, local and international NGOs and donors provide support, econom...
Post-Disaster Reconstruction Models: The Governance of Urban Disasters in China, Iran and Myanmar
A preponderance of the world’s population is expected to live in urban environments by 2050 (ADB, Asia 2050: realizing the Asian century. ADB, Manila, 2011). Cities as sites of v...
Coastal Disaster Risk in Southern Vietnam: The Problems of Coastal Development and the Need for Better Coastal Planning
The present paper would focus on lessons that have been learnt through field trips carried out in southern Vietnam and numerical analysis that will show how the lack of knowledge t...
ASEAN Disaster Recovery Reference Guide
The ASEAN Disaster Recovery Reference Guide (the Guide) aims to help the ASEAN Member States prepare for recovery; and deliver timely, efficient and effective recovery programmes.
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Fire carbon emissions over maritime southeast Asia in 2015 largest since 1997
In September and October 2015 widespread forest and peatland fires burned over large parts of maritime southeast Asia, most notably Indonesia, releasing large amounts of terrestria...
EFFECT OF LAND SUBSIDENCE ON FLOOD INUNDATION IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA
Floods are considered to be one of the major natural disasters in Indonesia. Jakarta in Indonesia has experienced many floods in the past, such as those in 1996, 2002, 2007 and 201...
EVALUATION OF FLOOD INUNDATION IN JAKARTA USING FLOOD INUNDATION MODEL CALIBRATED BY RADAR RAINFALL
Jakarta has experienced many floods in the past, and those floods resulted in not only human casualties but also economic damages. In this paper a rainfall runoff and flood inundat...
Simulation of flood inundation in the mega cities of Southeast Asia, case study: Metro Manila
Flooding is a serious issue in cities experiencing rapid urban growth. However, flood damage can be reduced by taking an account of flood risk assessment. The purpose of this paper...
Economic Analysis of Flood Adaptation Options in the Sta. Cruz River Watershed, Laguna, Philippines
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Dwelling structures in a flood-prone area in the philippines: Sense of place and its functions for mitigating flood experiences
Sense of place is a multidimensional concept consisting of place dependence, place identity and place attachment aspects. These three aspects are distinct place concepts which refe...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Determinants of Evacuation upon Flood Warning among Households in a Flood Prone Area in Bukidnon, Philippines
To identify factors that influence the decision to evacuate upon flood warning by authorities, a study was conducted in a flood prone area in the province of Bukidnon in the Philip...
Simulation of silicon leaching from flooded rice paddy soils in the Red River Delta, Vietnam
Leaching of silicon (Si) has been recognized as an important mechanism for diminution of soil plant-available Si budgets. However, loss of dissolved Si via transport in flooded pad...
Modeling of floods and flood control water reservoirs for evaluation of inundation Da Nang province of Vietnam.
Monsoon rains cause floods in Viet Nam almost every year, particularly in the city of Da Nang, where the stormy rainfall has brought to almost 600 mm within one day then inundation...