- 著者
- Mikio ISHIWATARI
- 出版者
- 兵庫県立大学 政策科学研究所
- 雑誌
- Japan Social Innovation Journal (ISSN:21859493)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.6, no.1, pp.15-26, 2016-03-31 (Released:2016-05-05)
- 参考文献数
- 33
- 被引用文献数
- 11
Flooding has become a serious issue in rapidly urbanizing countries. It is widely recognized that flood damages in urban areas can be decreased by taking an integrated risk management approach. This approach, however, has not been realized easily in major cities in Asia. The purpose of this paper is to examine the crucial issues in adopting the integrated approach to developing countries. It reviews Japanese experience and lessons of managing urban flood risks, and compares these lessons with situations in developing countries. It was found that establishing coordination mechanisms among a wide range of sectors is a crucial challenge. Furthermore, the paper proposes practical methods of promoting the integrated approach for urban flood risk management in developing countries.
- 著者
- Mikio Ishiwatari Daniel P. Aldrich Daisuke Sasaki
- 出版者
- Fuji Technology Press Ltd.
- 雑誌
- Journal of Disaster Research (ISSN:18812473)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.18, no.5, pp.467-474, 2023-08-01 (Released:2023-08-01)
- 参考文献数
- 43
Whether national and local governments should assume larger financial responsibility for reducing disaster risk remains a controversial issue. Local governments lack resources to cover the full cost of managing mega-disasters and need assistance from higher level governments. However, national governments covering all costs may create moral hazards, discouraging local governments from investing in ex-ante measures. This study identifies national and local governments’ fiscal responsibility determinants for disaster management. Despite the differences between the federal system in the US and the centralized system in Japan, the two countries’ national governments share common practices. Both have continuously developed legislation to expand their financial responsibilities for relief and recovery efforts as disaster consequences have increased. We argue that despite major institutional differences in Japan’s unitary and the US federal government systems, both have expanded the areas covered by national assistance along with the amount over time. These findings bring with them recommendations for governments in an era of increasing extreme weather events due to climate change.