Coast at risk – the importance of risk knowledge
Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:19:00 GMT
Book of abstracts of “DEVELOPMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE” has now been published summarising the activities of the multi-disciplinary workshop that was conducted to support the development of more resilient coastal communities.
Accordingly, this is based on a 5-day multi-disciplinary workshop that aimed to build capacity for the development of disaster resilient, connected coastal communities that are able better able to tackle the threat posed by coastal hazards. Through sharing works and experience of different coastal hazards, resilience building and coping mechanisms, and the development of a roadmap, the workshop stimulated long term links between the UK and Indonesia.
Book of abstracts can be downloaded here
This book of abstract is edited by Professor Richard Haigh, GDRC, University of Huddersfield, Dr Harkunti Rahayu, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia and Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga, also from GDRC.
This British Council Researcher Links workshop was jointly organised by the University of Huddersfield, UK and the Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, in association with the IOC UNESCO Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.
