This multidisciplinary book examines the diverse ways in which environmental disasters with compounding impacts are being governed as they traverse sovereign territories across rapidly urbanising societies in Asia and the Pacific. Combining theoretical advances with contextually rich studies, the book examines efforts to tackle the complexities of cross-border environmental governance. In an urban age in which disasters are not easily contained within neatly delineated jurisdictions, both in terms of their interconnected causalities and their cascading effects, governance structures and mechanisms are faced with major challenges related to cooperation, collaboration and information sharing. This book helps bridge the gap between theory and practice by offering fresh insights and contrasting explanations for variations in transboundary disaster governance regimes among urbanising populations in the Asia-Pacific.

Critically reassesses how cross-border disasters should be spatially governed

aries.- 9.Cross-Boundary Disaster Risk Governance: Lessons From The Pearl River Delta.- Part 3: Cross-Border Disaster Collaborations.- 10.The Resilience Of Islands: Borders And Boundaries Of Risk Reduction.- 11.The Empowerment Of Local Community Groups As A New Innovation In Cross Borders Disaster Governance.- 12. Cities As Aid Agencies? Experience From Selected Asian Cities.- Part 4: Cross-Border Disasters And Conflict Potential.- 13.Trans-Boundary Ecological Linkage And Population Movement: Narratives And Counter Narratives From India And Bangladesh.- 14.China-Based Air Pollution And Epistemic Community Building In The Northeast Asian Region.- 15.Zaps And Taps: Geomagnetic Storms And Cascading Disasters Across Borders.