A Comparison of the Urban Structure and Transportation Energy in Tokyo metropolitan area

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 361-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akinori MORIMOTO ◽  
Tomonori OMINO ◽  
Junichi SINAGAWA ◽  
Tetsuo MORITA
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Transportation Energy ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan Area

scholarly journals Trends in Disaster Management Measures in Post World War II in Japan

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-94
Author(s):  
Suminao Murakami ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
World War ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan Area ◽  
Post War

This review presents historical transformation on urban planning approaches in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Urban areas in Japan have always been threated by urban conflagrations due to the high number of wooden structures. The Tokyo metropolitan area which was previously known as Edo until the Meiji Revolution in 1864. Dramatic changes in power was successful but few urban structure reformation occurred, and Tokyo was damaged by urban conflagrations in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras. The fervent wishes of Japanese urban planners centered on construction of fireproof urban areas. Such wishes accounted for little in actual policy, however, as witnessed to by the failure of Tokyo officials to construct fireproof urban architectures following the massive destruction left by World War II. In September 1959, the Ise-Wan (Ise Bay) Typhoon caused tremendous damage and left over 5,000 dead. As measures against such disasters, the Japanese government enacted the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act in 1961. Howevers, measure against Earthquake-induced disasters were yet far from sufficient although Japan experienced hit by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. In 1964, the Niigata Earthquake clearly demonstrated modern Niigata City's vulnerability to earthquakes despite its facilities for the National Sports Festival were equipped with modern technology, all of these facilities were destroyed. Reflecting such disasters, reexamination of measure against earthquake disaster began at coastal cities of Japan, which were constructed in post war time. This paper tracks developments in Japanese urban planning movement that the author took part in for about 20 years from 1964.

scholarly journals BROADBAND STRONG MOTION SIMULATION OF THE GREAT 1923 KANTO EARTHQUAKE IN THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREA

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (26) ◽  
pp. 447-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi MATSUSHIMA ◽  
Motofumi WATANABE ◽  
Kazuo DAN ◽  
Toshiaki SATO ◽  
Jun'ichi MIYAKOSHI
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Motion Simulation ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan Area ◽  
Kanto Earthquake ◽  
Strong Motion Simulation

Urbanization of the Tokyo metropolitan area and its thermal condition using LANDSAT MSS and NOAA-6/AVHRR data

1983 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 179-182
Author(s):  
T. Sakai ◽  
K. Seya ◽  
H. Nishikawa ◽  
M. Tsubomatsu ◽  
S. Tanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Thermal Condition ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan Area ◽  
Avhrr Data

Urban environmental design of land use in Tokyo metropolitan area

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironori Watanabe ◽  
Hirotoshi Yoda ◽  
Toshio Ojima
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan Area

scholarly journals Characterizing Risk Communication and Awareness for Sustainable Society: The Case of Foreign Residents in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area of Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5786
Author(s):  
Bismark Adu-Gyamfi ◽  
Rajib Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan Area ◽  
The World

Many disasters occur in Japan, and therefore many initiatives to educate and integrate foreign residents into its society to overcome systematic barriers and enhance disaster preparedness have been implemented. Nevertheless, studies have highlighted foreign residents as a vulnerable group who are at risk of disasters in the country. The country anticipates and prepares for potential mega-disasters in the future; therefore, effective risk communication is vital to creating the required awareness and preparation. Therefore, this study looked at the changing foreigner–Japanese population mix in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area to ascertain its level of diversity and risk communication characteristics. It used secondary and primary data to analyze how heterogeneity among foreigners translates into a different understanding of their awareness. The study reveals that the 23 special wards within the Tokyo Metropolitan area can be compared to other recognized diverse cities in the world, with Shinjuku city, Minato city, Arakawa, and Taito cities being the most heterogeneous cities in Tokyo. Nevertheless, diversity within foreign residents creates diversity in information-gathering preferences, disaster drill participation preferences, and the overall knowledge in disaster prevention. The study suggests the use of these preferences as a tool to promote targeted risk communication mechanisms.

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