Damages to economic assets resulting from natural disasters have soared in the past fifteen years, and climate change models forecast intensified exposure to extreme weather in many OECD countries. This OECD review of risk management policies focuses on Japan, because the geography, topography...

Part 1: From Vulnerable to Resilient: a Framework for Regional Context -- Sustainability and Vulnerability: Well-Being in the Geo-, Eco- and Socio-Environment -- Building Resilience for Vulnerability -- Part 2: Case Study and Issues -- Sustainable Activities for Rural Development -- Small...

The purpose of this book is to explore the ways that industries, under the pressures of global competition, balance sustained industrial competitiveness and robustness against major disasters. The book focuses mainly on the impact of disasters on supply chains for manufactured (mainly tradable)...