Symposium 2015 - MegaCities of Asia and their Evolving Risks

23-24 April 2015 Nanyang Technological University Singapore
- Symposium 2015 website
Symposium brochure Joys, Trials and Tribulations of Living in one of Asia’s MegaCities – Evolving Risks and Rewards, Prof. Haresh C. Shah Risk Management of MegaCities – Who is Responsible?, Mr Malcolm Steingold Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in Taipei, Prof Yen-Shiang Shih Mainstreaming Resilience Parameters in MegaCities: From Concepts to Implementation, Dr Fouad Bendimerad Flood Resilience Challenges for Urban Areas, Prof Chris Zevenbergen Urbanisation: A Trend where (Re)Insurance can Support with Risk-Solutions, Mr Thomas Peter The Role of Insurance and Reinsurance in City Risk Management and Risk Mitigation, Mr David Simmons An Insurer’s View of Terrorism Risk in MegaCities, Mr Soeren Soltysiak MegaCity Risks – Dhaka’s Experience, Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury	Natural Catastrophe Risk Management of Urban Agglomerations in Taiwan, Prof Hongey Chen Multi-Decadal Variations in Damage Caused by Typhoons Making Landfall in East Asia – Has it been Increasing?, Prof Johnny C. L. Chan Holistic Solutions to Uplift City Resilience, Dr Ricky Tsui Growing Loss of MegaCities – China Study, Assoc Prof Edmond Lo Understanding the Principles of Terrorism Risk Modelling from the Charlie Hebdo Attack in Paris, Dr Gordon Woo MegaCities & Urbanisation in Asia: Implication for Non-Life Insurers, Mr Amitabha Ray Biomedical Aspects of Pandemic Risk Assessment, Response and Mitigation, Prof Yap Peng Huat, Eric Climate Change Effects on the Rise and Fall of Chinese Dynasties, Prof Wang Xianfeng Historical Records and Disaster Management: Comparing Typhoon Haiyan and its 1897 Predecessor in the Philippines, Ms Janneli Lea Acierto Soria