
Managing Disaster Induced Displacement in the Global South
- 1st Edition - January 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Shray Pathak, Chris Zevenbergen, Rajendra Prasad Singh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 6 4 8 0 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 6 4 8 1 - 5
Managing Disaster Induced Displacement in the Global South provides a crucial examination of the rising challenge of displacement caused by natural disasters—a consequence… Read more
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- Includes a series of detailed case studies from various countries within the Global South, providing invaluable insights into the challenges and successes of managing displacement and offering replicable models and lessons learned that can be adapted to similar contexts elsewhere
- Presents evidence-based strategies and recommendations drawn from interdisciplinary research and on-the-ground experiences, helping readers ensure their disaster management and displacement policies are both effective and contextually appropriate
- Emphasizes human rights and the importance of community participation in planning and response initiatives, including discussions on legal frameworks, rights protection during emergencies, and the empowerment of local communities through participatory approaches
1. The Global Context of Disaster-Induced Displacement
2. Case Studies of Effective Disaster Response, Displacement Management and Resettlement
3. Environmental and Climate Factors Driving Displacement
4. Socio-Economic Impacts of Displacement
5. Cultural and Social Dynamics of Displacement
SECTION II: Resilience in Displacement: Health, Education and Community
6. Health vulnerabilities of displaced people
7. Educational Challenges and Solutions for Displaced Communities
8. Community-Based Resilience and Adaptation Strategies
SECTION III: Economic Integration and Sustainable Resource Management in Displacement
9. Economic and Development Perspectives on Displacement
10. Future Considerations: Approaches to Sustainable Resource Management
SECTION IV: Legal Frameworks and Institutional Dynamics in Displacement
11. Legal Frameworks and Policy Responses
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Shray Pathak
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Chris Zevenbergen
Chris Zevenbergen is a Professor in the Water Engineering Department of IHE Delft and the Department of Hydraulic Engineering at TU Delft, The Netherlands. He is a visiting professor at Southeast University (SEU), China. He has worked as a researcher on various environmental issues related to the building industry, including 25 years of international research and consultancy in environmental engineering and water management. In the past 20 years he has accumulated extensive national and international research experience with integrated approaches to manage floods in urban environments. He has published five books and more than 100 scientific publications in the field of environmental engineering and urban flood management. He was co-founder and chairman of the European Network COST C22 on Urban Flood Management. He has founded and chairs the Flood Resilience chair group (FRG) of IHE Delft.
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Rajendra Prasad Singh
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. He is actively engaged in research related to sustainable urban water development, sustainable urban water system planning and design; low-impact development; ecological improvement for urban road and public space; real-time control of urban water supply and drainage systems; climate change; urban water environment and water ecosystem restoration; rural ecological protection & restoration, bioremediation, use of nano-technology in bio-treatment, water and wastewater treatment, and other environmental pollution related issues. He was a recipient of International Young Scientist Fellow Awards of National Natural Science Foundation of China
(NSFC) in 2015 and 2017. Prof. Singh serves as an Editorial Board Member of Water, Associate Editor of Frontiers of Environmental Sciences, Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, and Review Editor of Frontiers in Microbiology and Frontiers in Bioenergy journals.