Note: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Crossing Borders: Governing the Globalising Urban Matrix of Compound Disasters in Asia and the Pacific -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Rethinking Disaster Geographies -- 1.3 Governing Disasters Across National Borders -- 1.4 About This Volume -- References -- Part I: Cross-Border Disasters in Historical and Contemporary Perspective -- Chapter 2: Recognising Global Interdependence Through Disasters -- 2.1 Introduction. From Isolation to Global Responsiveness -- 2.2 Explaining Disasters, East and West -- 2.3 1755 and the Beginnings of European Transnational Compassion -- 2.4 A Genealogy of Globalising Relief -- 2.5 Asian Disasters and Western Empathy -- 2.6 Cold War and Nationalism Interrupt the Globalising Trend -- 2.7 The Globalised Present -- 2.8 The Way Ahead -- References -- Chapter 3: Crossing Colonial Borders: Governing Environmental Disasters in Historic Context -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 British Meteorology and Cross-Border Knowledge in Colonial Asia -- 3.3 Floods, Governance and Urban Development in Nineteenth-Century Singapore and Kuala Lumpur -- 3.4 Local and Regional: Governance and Desiccationist Theory -- 3.5 Conclusion: Learning from History? -- References -- Chapter 4: Governing Cross-Border Effects of Disasters in Urbanising Asia: What Do We Know? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Analysis -- 4.2.1 Peer-Reviewed Scientific Literature -- 4.2.2 Grey Literature -- 4.2.3 Secondary Data -- 4.2.4 International Agreements in the Post-2015 Agenda -- 4.3 Conclusions: Achievements, Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs -- References -- Chapter 5: Disasters Across Borders: Borderlands as Spaces of Hope and Innovation in the Geopolitics of Environmental Disasters -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Borders and Border Spaces -- 5.3 Beyond Borders. , 5.4 Cross-Border Environmental Disasters -- 5.5 Disaster Cooperation and Disaster Diplomacy -- 5.6 New Ways of Thinking About Cross-Border Environmental Disasters -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Transboundary Governance in Riparian Regions -- Chapter 6: Urban Transformations Across Borders: The Interwoven Influence of Regionalisation, Urbanisation and Climate Change in the Mekong Region -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Moving from a Place-Based Approach to Climate Disasters -- 6.3 Interlinked and Interlocked Urban Systems -- 6.4 Regionalisation: Reshaping Borders, Linkages and Dependencies -- 6.5 Regionalisation: The Specific Case of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) -- 6.6 The Expansion of Infrastructure and Technology -- 6.7 Emerging Patterns of Cross-Border Vulnerability and Risk -- 6.8 The Thailand Floods of 2011 and Emerging Drought -- 6.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Environmental Disasters in the Mekong Subregion: Looking Beyond State Boundaries -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Setting the Scene: Understanding Linkages -- 7.3 The Mekong River: A Threatened Lifeline for Millions -- 7.4 The Xayabouri Dam: A Case Study -- 7.5 Multilevel Governance: Regional Institutions, National Units and NGOs -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Cross-Boundary Disaster Risk Governance: Lessons from the Pearl River Delta -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Governing Transboundary Environmental Disasters in an Urbanizing World -- 8.3 Borders and Boundaries in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region -- 8.4 Disaster Risk Governance Across the Greater Pearl River Delta Region -- 8.4.1 Cross-Border Coordination -- 8.5 Assessing Future Risks -- 8.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Cross-Border Disaster Collaborations -- Chapter 9: The Resilience of Islands: Borders and Boundaries of Risk Reduction -- 9.1 Introduction. , 9.2 The Physicality of Disaster Risk Reduction on Small Islands -- 9.3 The Social Life of Small Island Spaces -- 9.4 Tensions Between Local and Global Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction -- 9.5 Small Islands as Centres of Innovation for Collective Risk Management -- References -- Chapter 10: The Empowerment of Local Community Groups as a New Innovation in Cross-Border Disaster Governance Frameworks -- 10.1 Introduction: The 2004 Aceh Tsunami and Earthquake -- 10.2 Local Community Groups in Aceh -- 10.3 Opportunities and Challenges -- 10.4 Enhancing Local Community Groups' Capacities in the Post-disaster Redevelopment of Aceh -- 10.5 Case Studies -- 10.5.1 Aceh Heritage Community Foundation -- 10.5.2 Yayasan Anak Bangsa/YAB (Anak Bangsa Foundation) -- 10.5.3 Pusat Kegiatan Belajar Masyarakat/PKBM (Community Learning Centres/CLCs) -- 10.6 Findings and Discussion -- 10.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Cities as Aid Agencies? Preliminary Prospects and Cautionary Signposts from Post-Disaster Interurban Cooperation in Asia -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Decentralised Cooperation Amidst Decentralising Disaster Governance -- 11.3 C2C for Aid: Selected Cases from CityNet -- 11.3.1 Bangkok and Yokohama -- 11.3.2 Banda Aceh, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Yokohama -- 11.3.3 Galle, Moratuwa and Yokohama -- 11.3.4 Islamabad, Muzaffarabad and Yokohama -- 11.3.5 Khulna and Mumbai -- 11.4 Salient Characteristics of C2C-Based Post-Disaster Aid -- 11.4.1 Beyond Relief -- 11.4.2 'Third-Party' Involvement -- 11.4.3 Role of the City Network -- 11.4.3.1 North-South and South-South Aid -- 11.5 Cities as Aid Agencies: Prospects and Challenges -- 11.5.1 On Overhead Costs -- 11.5.2 On Delivery Channels -- 11.5.3 On the Fragmentation of Aid -- 11.5.4 On the Selection of Beneficiaries -- 11.6 Conclusions and Way Forward -- References. , Part IV: Cross-Border Disasters and Conflict Potential -- Chapter 12: Governing Cross-Border Ecology, Hazards and Population Movement: Narratives and Counter-Narratives from India and Bangladesh -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 The Political Geographical Context -- 12.3 Shifting Geography of Cross-Border Rivers -- 12.4 Narratives and Counter-Narratives on the Sharing of the River Ganga -- 12.5 Shifting Geography of Cross-Border Population Movement -- 12.6 Narratives and Counter-Narratives on Cross-Border Population Movement -- 12.7 Perspectives on Cross-Border Management -- 12.8 The Way Forward -- 12.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: China-Based Air Pollution and Epistemic Community Building in the Northeast Asian Region -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Understanding Environmental Coordination at the Regional Level -- 13.3 Methods -- 13.4 Results -- 13.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14: Zaps and Taps: Solar Storms, Electricity and Water Supply Disasters, and Governance -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Electricity for Water Management -- 14.3 Solar Storms and Some Examples of Their Impacts -- 14.4 Threats, Vulnerability and Risk -- 14.5 Vulnerability of Power Grids and Water Supply -- 14.6 Risk -- 14.7 Trends in Electricity Grid Development: New Sources of Vulnerability? -- 14.8 Concluding Remarks: Mitigation and Governance -- References -- Erratum to: Recognising Global Interdependence Through Disasters -- Index.