scholarly journals SPECIAL ISSUE “Roles of Revegetation for Preventing Sediment Disaster ” Efforts of disaster prevention measures that local residents can be practiced in scoria deposit areas in Oyama-cho

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-401
Author(s):  
Kenji TANAKA ◽  
Chinatsu MORI
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Sediment Disaster

Special Issue on Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Measures for Underground Spaces (Underground Malls, etc.)

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-273
Author(s):  
Ichiro Matsuo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Underground Space ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Tokyo Metropolitan Area ◽  
Safety Standards

Underground spaces have been variously used. Excluding underground floors of individual buildings, underground space in Japan is mainly used for streets, railways, and parking. Stores are often grouped along underground passages to underground railways and parking near main urban terminals. An accidental underground gas explosion at Shizuoka Station in 1980 led to disaster prevention measures in such spaces, forcing stricter safety standards. Following this was the 1999 Hakata underground mall inundation by the Mikawa River, which has further broadened the attention to the underground space and its inundation risk. Inundation damages in underground malls and spaces had occurred repeatedly since then, however, we believe that the 2012 inundation damage to underground spaces in New York city caused by Hurricane Sandy triggered further reviews of disaster prevention measures against underground spaces in Japan. Recently, small inundation damages often occurred in underground malls in Japan. With our praying these would not be prior events for possible large disasters, we publish this special issue considering that publishing disaster prevention measures and researches for underground spaces is increasingly important worldwide. This special issue features inundation damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, Japan's law systems on antiflood measures in underground spaces, antiflood measures of the subway in Tokyo Metropolitan Area, current situations of antiflood measures in underground spaces. We would like to express our sincere thanks to those who contributed reports and research papers to this issue.

scholarly journals Introduction to the Special Issue on “Destructive Earthquake : Forecast and Disaster Prevention Measures”

2001 ◽  
Vol 110 (6) ◽  
pp. 769-770
Author(s):  
Hiroshi SATO ◽  
Itsuki NAKABAYASHI ◽  
Kunihiko SHIMAZAKI ◽  
Hiroshi TANABE
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Earthquake Forecast

Muratpur and the Udaypur Praśasti: New Discoveries

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
MUZAFFAR AHMED ANSARI
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Issue Attention ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
The Temple ◽  
The Way

In the course of a field-survey of Paramāra sites in 2008–09, I was exploring locations with historic inscriptions, temples, memorial stones and medieval water systems. Of particular interest were places with antique statuary of Hanumān because he was a protector of the fields and thus played a role in agricultural production. Udaypur, a key Paramāra site with the well-known Śiva temple built by Udayāditya, naturally formed part of the study. When enquiries about Hanumān were made at Udaypur, local residents urged us to visit Muratpur, a village about 5 kilometres directly south. We set out in that direction, making a series of discoveries along the way. The various memorial pillars, ruins and other remains cannot be recorded here in detail. Perhaps the most startling discovery (more correctly a re-discovery) was a colossal figure of dancing Śiva, more that 2 metres high. The figure lies on its back and, to judge from the chisel marks on it, was never finished (Fig. 1). This joins the catalogue of monumental but unfinished work by the Paramāras. The temple of Bhojpur is the most famous example, but in this special issue attention has been drawn by O. P. Mishra to the fact that the Bijamaṇḍal at Vidiśā was also left unfinished by Naravarman.

Science Communication of Hazards with Scientific Uncertainty: In the Cases of Volcanic Activity

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 707-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miwa Kuri ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Volcanic Activity ◽  
News Media ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Scientific Uncertainty ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Cooperative System ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Activity Information

This paper studies cases in Japan, focusing on information on volcanic activities as well as other natural disasters. This information is given as an example of scientific communication in times of scientific uncertainty when there is an urgent need for judgments. This paper also considers the usage of volcanic activity information by residents of Kuchinoerabu Island in 2015, from the time their volcano became active to when the island was fully evacuated. The results suggest that it is important not only to establish relationships with highly interested local residents as non-experts, residents who can communicate information, including uncertainties, but also to communicate information among experts, government bodies, and designated members the news media. It is also suggested that a cooperative system of geoparks that feature disasters and benefits would help the volcanic disaster prevention council.

Using Data and Statistics to Explain Investment Effectiveness on Flood Protection

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1238-1243
Author(s):  
Kenichi Tsukahara ◽  
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Noriyasu Kachi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
National Level ◽  
Flood Protection ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Cost

Losses and damages caused by natural disasters have negatively impacted poverty alleviation and human development and undermine the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, disaster issues were not included in MDG targets set up in 2000. A new development agenda, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was approved in the UN General Assembly in September 2015. In the SDGs, disaster issues are included in many targets such as target 11.5. To appropriately set targets and prepare monitoring measures for disaster-related issues, quantitatively measurable indicators of impacts of disaster risk reduction on economic growth and poverty alleviation should be prepared. In addition, to promote disaster prevention measures, we need to convince policy makers that such measures are highly essential for a country’s development and are cost-effective. Although the cost-effectiveness of single disaster prevention projects has been studied, aggregate effectiveness of these projects at a national level has not been presented. This study proposes a simple method to explain the cost-effectiveness of flood protection investment in Japan post World War II by using national aggregate data.

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