Rajib Shaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 3697645 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rajib Shaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rajib |
| FAMILY NAME | Shaw |
| SIGNATURE | SHAW R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Keio University Shonan Fujisawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3153-1800 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 123 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 123 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 84 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 39 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Challenges and possibilities of XR implementation for emergent learning in disaster education under Japan’s Giga school initiative
This study examines the challenges and possibilities of using XR (Extended Reality) in disaster education under Japan’s GIGA School Initiative. An XR Bosai Lab (Bosai in Japanese is disaster preparedness) was established at a public junior high school in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, to explore next-generation approaches to disaster education. In doing so, qualitative data such as observations and interviews were collected and analyzed to examin…
Stakeholder analysis of perceptions of hydrogen cooperation with Japan in India
India and Japan are advancing hydrogen technologies, with Japan leading in areas salient to India (ammonia combustion, hydrogen-based iron reduction, heavy-duty vehicles, and water electrolyzers), making bilateral collaboration particularly valuable and raising the prospect of an India–Japan hydrogen value chain, including exports. Japan is also preparing to import hydrogen through grant-based schemes initiated in October 2024. This study maps an…
Factors influencing return migration after disaster relocation
Disaster-induced relocation is a key disaster risk reduction strategy, yet many programs fail as households return to hazard-prone zones. This study investigates return migration intention among households displaced by the 2021 Mount Semeru eruption in Indonesia, based on a cross-sectional survey of 204 returnee households and analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The results show that both housing dissatis…
Paradigm evolution and tension dynamics in disaster recovery research
Disaster recovery research has evolved through distinct theoretical paradigms, yet systematic understanding of this evolution remains fragmented. This study develops a novel analytical framework combining paradigm analysis with tension evolution methodology to synthesize theoretical development in disaster recovery research from 1980 to 2025. Through PRISMA-compliant systematic review, 78 core theoretical papers were selected from 775 publication…
Global lessons from disaster
Empowering earthquake risk management
Generative AI, Its Use and People’s Interest
Role and importance of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) are now well recognized. Starting from 2014, the GAI has evolved strongly over past ten years, and a good data set helps it to be more robust, as well as popularize it with wider users. After its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT has drawn global attention. In this paper, the analysis covers the submissions related to ChatGPT during the three-month period from 1st of December 2022 to …
Accessing the opportunities and challenges of living the 1.5-degree lifestyles in urban and rural areas
Climate extremes walking together
Challenges of Urban Water Security and Drivers of Water Scarcity in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Water security and quality are among the six focal areas of the Eighth Phase of the International Hydrological Program. Several cities are struggling to meet water demand due to factors such as urbanization, pollution, and disasters. Consequently, water scarcity impacts various sectors, including human health and socio-economic development. Against this backdrop, we conducted research to examine the current state of water resources and the factor…
Social resilience to urban floods
Disaster Risk Reduction and Rural Resilience
Disaster and Climate Risk Education
Assessment of household vulnerability to embankment breaching in the coastal area of the Indian Sundarban
‘We knew a cyclone was imminent’
Potential for the complementary and integrative use of citizen science and modern science in flood risk reduction
Perspectives on future directions of risk-informed education
While pre-disaster risk reduction, preparedness, and mitigation measures are important, disaster events often provide a window to development. They can allow learning from the response efforts, impacts, and recovery processes, which can improve overall development resilience and guide future risk-informed education programmes. This study offers an approach for future directions of risk-informed education based on the lessons from the Tohoku earth…
Effects of disaster education on children's risk perception and preparedness
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a disaster education intervention on children's risk perception and preparedness. It also sought to advance longitudinal studies, during an 18-month time period, of risk perception and preparedness by using a quasi-experimental methodology in child-centred disaster research. This study used a quasi-experimental longitudinal research design to measure the effects of disaster education on children…
Climate Change, Community Response and Resilience
Medical resource accessibility in areas with frequent and hazardous debris flows
Systemic risk from a disaster management perspective
Urban flood resilience
Smart Cities in Nepal
Nepal is the least urbanized country in South Asia with approximately 28% of Nepalese living in urban areas, while it is also the fastest urbanizing country in with an annual urban population growth of 6%. Urban areas suffer from municipal physical and information infrastructure deficits and are at high risk from earthquakes, floods, fires, and landslides. Development and transformation into Smart Cities would be a new avenue in Nepali developmen…
Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Disasters
Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific
From Disaster to Sustainable Civil Society
Nine years after the Kobe earthquake in Japan, social issues are still prominent, and the rehabilitation process is still ongoing. The earthquake caused two major changes in Japanese society: an increase in voluntary and non-government activities, and the enhancement of cooperation between local government and the residents' association. People's participation in the decision-making process was a significant achievement. To sustain the efforts ge…
The adoption of a Climate Disaster Resilience Index in Chennai, India
Results derived from the Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI)—consisting of five dimensions (economic, institutional, natural, physical, and social), 25 parameters, and 125 variables—reflect the abilities of people and institutions to respond to potential climate‐related disasters in Chennai, India. The findings of this assessment, applied in the 10 administrative zones of the city, reveal that communities living in the northern and older par…
GIS and local knowledge in disaster management
Linking community knowledge with modern techniques to record and analyse risk related data is one way of engaging and mobilising community capacity. This paper discusses the use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) at the local level and the need for integrating modern technology and indigenous knowledge into disaster management. It suggests a way to mobilise available human and technical resources in order to strengthen a good partnership …
Microfinance institutions and a coastal community's disaster risk reduction, response, and recovery process
Several researchers have examined the role of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in poverty alleviation, but the part that they play in disaster risk reduction remains unaddressed. Through an empirical study of Hatiya Island, one of the most vulnerable coastal communities of Bangladesh, this research evaluates perceptions of MFI support for the disaster risk reduction, response, and recovery process. The findings reveal no change in relation to ris…
Youth participation in disaster risk reduction through science clubs in the Philippines
With the UN-led celebration of the International Year of Youth from August 2010 to August 2011 there has been a renewed interest in young people and the vital role they can play in important issues, such as disaster risk reduction (DRR). This study aims to examine the potential of science clubs as a vehicle for youth participation in DRR in the Philippines. A questionnaire survey was conducted to obtain quantitative and qualitative data. A total …
Local adaptation for livelihood resilience in Albay, Philippines
Local adaptation to climate change is essential for vulnerable coastal communities faced with increasing threats to livelihood and safety. This paper seeks to understand the micro-level enabling conditions for climate change adaptation through a livelihood lens in a study of six coastal villages in Bacacay in the province of Albay, Philippines. Albay is a high-risk province due to hydro-meteorological and geophysical hazards. The analysis of live…
Action-oriented resilience assessment of communities in Chennai, India
Building resilience to disasters is indispensable in cities, like Chennai, India, which are challenged by emerging urban disaster risks caused by impacts of urbanization and higher probability of future disasters due to climate change. In this paper, an action-oriented resilience assessment (AoRA), consisting of 63 actions, divided into 21 parameters and 5 dimensions (physical, social, economic, institutional and natural), is defined which has th…
Perspectives on future directions of risk-informed education
While pre-disaster risk reduction, preparedness, and mitigation measures are important, disaster events often provide a window to development. They can allow learning from the response efforts, impacts, and recovery processes, which can improve overall development resilience and guide future risk-informed education programmes. This study offers an approach for future directions of risk-informed education based on the lessons from the Tohoku earth…
Effects of disaster education on children's risk perception and preparedness
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a disaster education intervention on children's risk perception and preparedness. It also sought to advance longitudinal studies, during an 18-month time period, of risk perception and preparedness by using a quasi-experimental methodology in child-centred disaster research. This study used a quasi-experimental longitudinal research design to measure the effects of disaster education on children…
Eco-city’ to ‘disaster-resilient eco-community’
Adaptive drought risk reduction in Cambodia
This paper presents a case study of drought risk assessment and mitigation in the Svay Rieng province of Cambodia. Drought is a creeping disaster and has debilitating impacts on rural livelihoods and socio-economic conditions. Interviews with local communities, government administration and non-governmental agencies indicated the lack of livelihood options that would reduce the communities' dependence on climate-sensitive sectors, lack of dependa…
Linking human security to natural resources
Measuring the value and the role of soft assets in smart city development
An ecosystem-based resilience analysis of Infanta, Philippines
An exploratory study is conducted to assess the resilience of Infanta through an analysis of its ecosystems from ecological, physical, economic, social and institutional perspectives. Recognizing the strong interdependencies of ecological, physical, economic, social and institutional dimensions in ecosystems and that community-level perceptions can shape adaptation actions, a survey is conducted in 36 village councils in Infanta, Quezon, Philippi…
Drought risk reduction through a Socio-economic, Institutional and Physical approach in the northwestern region of Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, drought is seasonal and can destroy crops, causing hardship to poor agricultural labourers and others who cannot find alternative sources of income. Droughts most commonly affect the northwestern region, which generally has less rainfall than the rest of the country. In this context, this study attempts to measure the existing level of drought resilience with indicators related to Socio-economic, Institutional and Physical (SIP) co…
Social Capital
Post-disaster recovery processes should be considered as opportunities for development, by revitalizing the local economy and upgrading livelihoods and living conditions. Social capital, which is defined as a function of trust, social norms, participation, and network, can play an important role in recovery. This paper examines the role of social capital in the post earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction programs in two cases: Kobe, Japan a…
Linking experience, education, perception and earthquake preparedness
To understand the impact of earthquake experience and education on awareness, a survey was conducted with 1,065 high school first grade students from five prefectures of Japan. Results showed that earthquake experience is not the prime factor to enhance awareness. Education, when it is confined to school education, can provide useful information as the knowledge base for earthquake. However, in the gradual path of knowing, realizing, deepening, d…
From Disaster to Sustainable Civil Society
Nine years after the Kobe earthquake in Japan, social issues are still prominent, and the rehabilitation process is still ongoing. The earthquake caused two major changes in Japanese society: an increase in voluntary and non-government activities, and the enhancement of cooperation between local government and the residents' association. People's participation in the decision-making process was a significant achievement. To sustain the efforts ge…
Tsunami construction risks in the Mediterranean – outlining Malta's scenario
Purpose To provide data on the tsunami hazard of the Mediterranean region, to outline the Maltese Islands specific tsunami risks. Design/methodology/approach The physics of tsunami and the tsunami magnitude scales are first introduced. The Mediterranean tsunami characteristics are introduced by reference to sources (1962‐2003). Following this the Mediterranean tsunami vulnerability assessment is undertaken. This then narrows down to assessing the…
Compounded loss
Purpose It has been observed in a number of recent disasters, and most evidently after the South Asian tsunami, that remote, underdeveloped, and most vulnerable communities take the longest to recover, in‐spite of an abundance of resources available for supporting them. The loss compounding approach of analysing the tsunami impact is a useful way of identifying those factors within the recovery process that need attention for helping affected com…
Indian Ocean tsunami and aftermath
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to provide an overview on two specific issues of reconstruction process: environment disaster linkage, and cross‐learning among affected countries. The paper also demonstrates a unique community‐based reconstruction program in three affected countries. Design/methodology/approach Two approaches are adopted in the paper: one, description of salient features of past reconstruction process, roles of different stak…
Tsunami reconstruction and redevelopment in the Maldives
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the significance of trans‐disciplinary and inter‐disciplinary collaboration, and local community participation in redevelopment efforts
Some aspects of tsunami impact and recovery in India
Purpose To provide a review of the general aspects of tsunamis and the specific aspects of the 2004 tsunami impacts on the coastal areas of India and surrounding islands. Design/methodology/approach The approach is a general discussion of the 2004 tsunami and its effects in areas in South East Asia, followed by the specific impacts in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, including the damage to water supply and power systems, and a situation analysis…
The drinking water response to the Indian Ocean tsunami, including the role of household water treatment
Purpose To document the drinking water component of the humanitarian response to the Great Sumatra‐Andaman earthquake of December 26, 2004, including a focus on the promotion of household water treatment (HHWT)/safe storage to minimize the spread of diarrhoeal disease. Design/methodology/approach Firsthand accounts of the response effort, interviews, and literature review. Findings The combined efforts to mobilize a drinking water response were t…
Reputational disaster in Phuket
Purpose To provide a theoretical perspective on and an empirical understanding of the decline in Phuket's tourism, the secondary impact of the 2004 tsunami. Design/methodology/approach Based on qualitative field research intermittently conducted between February and July 2005, this paper describes the process and mechanism of this secondary impact (the reputational disaster) in Phuket. The main data sources are semi‐structured interviews with Tha…
Tsunami public awareness and the disaster management system of Sri Lanka
Purpose This study aims to assess and evaluate the disaster management system in Sri Lanka and the capacity of a local community to respond to natural disasters, and to propose a strategy for the dissemination of tsunami knowledge while raising public awareness of tsunami disasters. Design/methodology/approach The survey focused on three clusters of respondents and different methodologies were adopted to collect data from each group, as follows: …
Tales from the margins
Purpose To critically examine how the post‐tsunami recovery process has affected the livelihoods of small fisher communities in southern Thailand. Design/methodology/approach This study was carried out as part of on‐going work with small fisher communities in southern Thailand. It was based on direct observations and interviews in fishing communities and following decision‐making processes through attending meetings and reviewing secondary report…
Warning for the 26 December 2004 tsunamis
Purpose To investigate whether or not people at risk from the 26 December 2004 tsunamis could have had better warning of the event. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines short‐term actions related to warning following the earthquake and long‐term actions related to setting up an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system prior to the disaster. The evidence is presented in the context of the long‐term processes needed to create and maintain suc…
Earthquake and tsunami questionnaires in Banda Aceh and surrounding areas
Purpose The paper aims to study the effects of the tsunami that affected Banda Aceh in 2004. Design/methodology/approach During a survey by Japanese researchers in Banda Aceh and surrounding areas in Indonesia after the great Sumatra earthquake, questionnaires were distributed to the people affected by the earthquake and tsunami. The purpose of the questionnaires was to collect information of what happened and what were expected by the affected p…
Taking care of people and communities
PURPOSE - The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of NGOs in facilitating economic recovery to the tsunami devastated regions in Southern Thailand. This includes large international NGOs as well as small community based or local NGOs and how these organizations engage with one another as well as with government authorities and of course the local community to aid recovery. In particular, focus will be on how NGOs are able to assist local…
Sustainable livelihood considerations for disaster risk management
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to build on recent analysis of sustainable vulnerability reduction of the Government of Indonesia tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction plan by applying a sustainable livelihood framework for disaster risk management (DRM) for improvement in understanding potential livelihood strategies for the specific context of vulnerable people previously involved in fisheries livelihoods in Aceh. Design/methodology/ap…
A snapshot of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the societal impacts and consequences of the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Design/methodology/approach One month after the tsunami, a group of social science researchers from the Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware, and the Emergency Administration and Planning Program, University of North Texas, participated in an Earthquake Engineering Research Institute reconnaissance team,…
Not through women's eyes
Purpose This paper aims to critically appraise the representation of women through photo‐essays used immediately following the December 26, 2004 tsunami disaster. Through analysis of photo‐essay images published online, the author argues that women were largely represented in the samples as helpless victims who are passive, prone and inhabiting domestic or quasi‐domestic settings. The paper argues that a “disaster genre” has emerged, and that dis…
Future perspective of school disaster education in Nepal
Purpose One of the most significant concerns of disaster management is that community at large is reluctant to initiate pre‐disaster measures at the individual level. Disaster education to schoolchildren offers the most vital answer to this grave concern. The objective of this study is to identify the factors which enhance students' awareness and promote the actual action for disaster reduction. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on …
Flood risk management for the RUA of Hanoi
Purpose This paper aims to investigate reasons for unusual overdevelopment of floodplain areas outside river dyke, provide an insight into the importance of community perception of catastrophic flood risk in the riverside urban areas (RUA) of Hanoi and establishes the need for participatory disaster management planning and disaster management education in the study location. Design/methodology/approach Structured survey was conducted in five ward…
Proactive co‐learning
Purpose The aims of this paper are to point out the effectiveness of the education at Maiko and show the direction of effective school disaster education. Design/methodology/approach The questionnaire survey was conducted in 12 schools (1,065 students) from different parts of Japan, including that of Maiko, to understand the linking between disaster education and students' awareness. Findings The questionnaire results show a distinct higher risk …
Eco-city’ to ‘disaster-resilient eco-community’
Enhancing disaster resilience through local environment management
Purpose – Persuading "urban communities" and "sustaining" environmental risk reduction measures among them, always remains a challenge. Disasters are generally perceived as one‐time, long return period, high impact events. Even in the disaster struck areas, as the time passes, people tend to overlook the miseries of the past and continue to create risk. This paper seeks to examine how neighborhood environmental issues bring communities together a…
Adaptive drought risk reduction in Cambodia
This paper presents a case study of drought risk assessment and mitigation in the Svay Rieng province of Cambodia. Drought is a creeping disaster and has debilitating impacts on rural livelihoods and socio-economic conditions. Interviews with local communities, government administration and non-governmental agencies indicated the lack of livelihood options that would reduce the communities' dependence on climate-sensitive sectors, lack of dependa…
Linking human security to natural resources
Geography (94 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (84 works) · Environmental planning (79 works) · Political science (68 works) · Business (64 works) · Environmental resource management (48 works) · Computer Science (41 works) · Environmental Science (36 works) · Economics (35 works) · Disaster risk reduction (34 works)