A Discourse on the Paradigm Shift of National Risk Management in Risk Society

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This article aims to explore paradigm shift in national risk management in the context of risk society and climate change. The key ideas of this study start with two main research ideas. First, why does the modern society take a wide variety of risk factors in spite of technological advancement? Why cannot the technological progress prevent various hazards in risk society? Second, what makes cities or countries more vulnerable to disaster damages, particularly in developing countries? Is the economic growth with urbanization essential to the reduction of disaster damages? In this research, a great deal of attention is paid to develop the discourses on climate change adaptation and disaster management in terms of risk society, which Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens defined.

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