Front Cover -- Environment Disaster Linkages -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Editors -- Brief Introduction to the Series -- Brief Introduction to the Volume -- Preface -- PART I: OVERVIEW -- Chapter 1 Environment disaster linkages: An overview -- Introduction -- International perspectives of linkages -- Disaster and environment linkages -- Impact of Environmental Degradation on Disasters -- Impacts of Disasters on Environment -- About the book -- Acknowledgments -- References -- PART II: ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENTRY -- Water -- Chapter 2 Water, Communities, and Disasters: Interlinkages -- Introduction -- Impacts of climate change on water security in Asia -- Impacts as Flood and Drought -- Changes in Rainfall Pattern: Catastrophic Flood -- Changes in Rainfall Pattern: Agricultural Impacts -- Water Management: Asian Monsoon Drought -- Sanitation Issues in Urban Areas: Water-borne Diseases -- Summary of Issues of Water and Climate Change in Asia -- Water and people -- Water and indigenous knowledge -- Lack of water: Drought -- Excess water: Flood -- Water resource management -- Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Air -- Chapter 3 Typhoon and tornado risk management -- Introduction -- Climate change and wind-induced disasters -- Recent Trends of Meteorological Records Relevant to Wind Hazards -- Recent Trends of Wind-Induced Disasters -- Forecast and warning of severe local storms -- State-of-the-Art Technologies for Forecasting and Observing Extreme Wind Events -- Applications of Simulation Technique -- Prediction of Extreme Wind Events and Early Warning System -- Features of wind-related disasters and its mitigation -- Past Wind Disasters -- Recent Wind-Induced Damage to Buildings and Structures -- Wind-Induced Damage Scales for Tropical Cyclones and Tornados -- Wind-Disaster Risk Management.

Concluding remarks -- Note -- References -- Land -- Chapter 4 Proactive management of drought and its derived disasters in Mongolia -- Introduction -- Climate memory -- Application to dzud disaster management -- Application to dust and wind erosion disaster management -- Concluding remarks and future challenges -- References -- Forest -- Chapter 5 Catastrophic flood and forest management in Vietnam -- Introduction -- Common perception and science on the relationship between forest-cover change and flooding -- Uplands of the Huong River Basin -- Characteristics of the Study Area -- Key observations on forest-flood linkages -- Driving Forces of the Perception on Forest-Flood Relationship among Upland People -- Social-Economic and Natural Conditions in the Period after 1989 -- Social-Economic and Natural Conditions in the Period after 1989 -- Social Norms -- Lowland Farmer Norms. -- City Dweller Norms. -- Empirical Results of the Perception among Upland People -- Toward a river basin integrated approach -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Coast -- Chapter 6 Coast and communities: The linkages -- Introduction -- Community-based coastal zone management -- Key lessons and observations -- Coastal Bioshield and Community Participation -- Risk Communication as an Essential Tool -- Alternative Coastal Livelihood Issues -- Traditional Governance Structure -- Social Capital as a Binding Force -- Participatory Postdisaster Recovery -- Theme-Based Sustainable Postdisaster Relocation -- Integrated Early Warning System for Coastal Hazards -- Integration of Physical and Ecological Aspects -- Linking CCZM and ICZM -- Challenges and way ahead -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Urban -- Chapter 7 Urban Climate Resilience as a Planning Tool in Vietnam -- An introduction of climate change in urban contexts -- The urban climate resilience framework.

Key elements of the framework -- Resilience versus adaptation -- Application of Urban resilience framework of Vietnam -- Background -- City Climate Resilience Planning in Vietnam -- Key Observations -- The key lessons -- Implications for implementation of climate policy, program, and project in Vietnam -- References -- PART III: IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER -- Livelihoods -- Chapter 8 Linking Livelihoods and Ecosystems for Enhanced Disaster Management -- Introduction -- Understanding the nature of livelihoods -- Characteristics of Rural Livelihoods -- Impacts of Environmental Change to Livelihoods -- Elements of Sustainable Livelihoods -- Linking livelihoods, ecosystems, and disaster -- Implications of Ecological Resilience -- The Need for Livelihood Resilience -- Integrating Ecosystems and Livelihoods into Disaster Management -- Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Employment -- Chapter 9 Interrelationship of Disaster and Employment from the Perspective of Urban-Rural Linkages in India -- Introduction -- Region and its constituents -- Urban Area -- Peri-Urban Area -- Rural Area -- Urban Agglomeration -- Regional Transformative Processes -- Urban-rural linkages -- Urban-rural conflicts and divides -- Case of Ahmedabad Urban Development Area (AUDA), Gujarat -- Development and Economic Conflict -- Employment and Migration -- Need for Integrated Development of the Region -- Disaster and employment: An inseparable association -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Health -- Chapter 10 Impacts of salinity, arsenic, and drought in southwestern Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Current situation of Southwestern Bangladesh -- Underlying causes of salinity intrusion, arsenic and drought in this area -- Causes of Salinity -- Existence of Farakka Barrage -- Sea-Level Rise and Salinity Intrusion.

Horizontal Expansion of Shrimp Farming -- Salinity Intrusion in the Coastal Rivers -- Ingression of Soil Salinity -- Causes of Arsenic Contamination -- Pyrite Oxidation -- Oxyhydroxide Reduction -- Excessive and Unplanned Use of Underground Water -- Causes of Drought -- Construction of Farakka Barrage -- Temperature -- Groundwater Depletion -- Rainfall -- Impacts -- Impact on Livelihood -- Salinity -- Arsenic -- Drought -- Impact on Food Chain -- Salinity -- Arsenic -- Drought -- Impact on Environment -- Salinity -- Arsenic -- Drought -- Current mitigation approaches at different level -- Household and Community Level -- Salinity -- Arsenic -- Drought -- Governmental Level -- Salinity -- Arsenic -- Drought -- Organizational (National, NGO, and International) Levels -- Salinity -- Arsenic -- Drought -- Conclusions and steps forward -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Waste -- Chapter 11 Disaster waste management: An overview -- Introduction -- Types of disasters and their impacts on disaster wastes -- Earthquakes -- Tsunami -- Floods -- Hurricanes and Typhoons -- Tornadoes and Twisters -- Landslides -- Volcanoes -- Mudflows -- Manmade disasters -- Oil Spills -- Disaster at Nuclear Facilities -- Disaster at Industrial Facilities -- Dam/Levy Bursts -- Waste Streams from Relief Operations -- Disaster wastes: classification -- Metals -- Wood -- Brick and Concrete -- E-Wastes -- White Goods -- Biodegradable Wastes -- Hazardous Materials -- Healthcare Wastes -- Animal Carcasses -- Unique challenges of disaster waste management -- Collapse of the Existing Waste System -- Overloading of Existing Systems -- Absence of Specialized Facilities -- Lack of Resources -- Health and Safety Issues -- Dealing with the Challenges -- Risk Assessment and Preparation of Contingency Plans -- Creation of Emergency Landfills and Staging Areas.

Employment Generation in Disaster Waste Management -- Financing of Disaster Waste Management -- REFERENCES -- PART IV: STRATEGIES, PLANNING, AND A WAY FORWARD -- Land Use -- Chapter 12 Urban and land-use planning for disaster resilience -- Introduction -- Challenges of urban planning in cities in developing countries -- Urbanization and Urban Risks -- Need of Integrated Urban Planning -- Observations from Chennai, India: Case study -- Background of Chennai -- Urbanization and Land Use -- Urban Expansion -- Challenges of future land use and urban planning -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Ecosystem -- Chapter 13 Values of the mangrove ecosystem of Gujarat, India and its socioeconomic implications -- Introduction -- Mangrove ecosystem -- Physical aspect of mangroves: Climate and mangroves -- Socioeconomic profile and field observations -- Livelihoods and Mangroves -- Extent of Mangroves -- Socioeconomic Profile of the Study Area -- Occupation and Dependency on Mangroves -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry -- Fishing -- Changing Land Use -- Mangrove Regeneration: An Economic Activity -- Future Threats from Climate and Role of Mangroves -- Forest management and coastal resources -- Coastal Land-Use Planning and Challenges -- Managing Forests -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Eco-Villages -- Chapter 14 can eco-villages be a ''build back better'' strategy after tsunami disasters? -- Introduction -- Definition and evolution of eco-village -- What is the ''Eco-Village''? -- Eco-Conceptual Development Such As ''Eco-Village,'' ''Eco-City,'' and ''Eco-Community'' -- Eco-Concept and Sustainable Development -- Eco-village project and tsunami recovery in Sri Lanka -- Location of Eco-Village -- Definition of Eco-Village in Sri Lanka -- Tsunami Recovery and Eco-Village -- Features of Eco-Village -- Villager's Life Before Tsunami.

Relationship between Eco-Village and Neighboring Village (Host Community).