Japanese

Human Geosciences (H)
Session Sub-categoryDisaster geosciences (DS)
Session IDH-DS11
Session Title Human environment and disaster risk
Short Title Human environment and disaster risk
Date & Time Oral
Session		 AM1-AM2 Sun, 25 MAY
On-site Poster
Coretime		 PM3 Sun. 25 MAY
Main Convener Name Hiroshi, P. Sato
Affiliation College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University
Co-Convener 1 Name Shintaro Yamasaki
Affiliation Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Co-Convener 2 Name Michinori Hatayama
Affiliation Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Co-Convener 3 Name Takayuki Nakano
Affiliation Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Session Language J
Scope (Session Description) This 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.
Session Format Orals and Posters session
Co-sponsorship Partner Union(s) -
JpGU Society Member(s) The Volcanological Society of Japan, Japanese Society for Active Fault Studies, Japan Association for Quaternary Research, The Geological Society of Japan, Japan Cartographers Association , The Association of Japanese Geographers, Japan Society for Natura
International Collaborative Society -
Organizations Other Than JpGU Society Members -