Coping with Disaster Risk Management in Northeast Asia: Economic and Financial Preparedness in China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea

This book analyzes the diversity of national disaster risk governance across Northeast Asia by comparing the national disaster management plans implemented by the governments of China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. It also provides an overview of the financial protection measures employed by these jurisdictions to insure against losses.

Gregory Coutaz is a Swiss political scientist. He holds an MA in Political Science from the University of Lausanne and an MAS in Asian Studies from the University of Geneva. Living in Taiwan since 2008, he received his PhD from the National Chengchi University and currently teaches at the Chinese Culture University. Dr Coutaz’s major areas of research include comparative politics, disaster risk management and non-traditional security.