Human Geosciences (H)
Session Sub-categoryDisaster geosciences (DS)
Session IDH-DS09
TitleHuman environment and disaster risk
Short TitleHuman environment and disaster risk
Main Convener NameHiroshi, P. Sato
AffiliationCollege of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University
Co-Convener 1NameTakayuki Nakano
AffiliationGeospatial Information Authority of Japan
Session LanguageJ
ScopeThis session discusses disaster risks being inherent in the natural and human environment, which sometimes happen to appear at a disaster, from the viewpoint of not only natural sciences but also social and human sciences. Examples of discussion subjects are as follows: uncertainty of forecasting disaster and problems of huge disaster with low frequency that raised from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the methodology for improving hazard maps, national recovery plans considering probable changes or sustainability of the society, international cooperation for disaster mitigation, problems of active faults or liquefaction, adjusting disaster mitigation plan to the regional characteristics, technical development for supporting disaster prevention, education for the disaster mitigation.
Presentation FormatOral and Poster session
Joint with
Co-sponsoredThe Volcanological Society of Japan, Japan Association for Quaternary Research, The Geological Society of Japan, The Association of Japanese Geographers