Japan and Natural Disasters (eBook)

Prevention and Risk Management

Jean-Francois Heimburger (Autor)

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2018 | 1. Auflage
228 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-54973-4 (ISBN)

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Japan is one of those countries most often affected by powerful natural hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, heavy rains, heavy snowfall, tornadoes, etc. The Archipelago is considered a very advanced country in terms of forecasting, prevention and management of natural disasters. A detailed analysis of the reality of recent years is however necessary. In the run-up to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, among others, a publication on the subject will inform a large number of people wanting to know more about the risks of natural disasters in Japan.

Autor

Jean-François HEIMBURGER, independent researcher specializing in natural, biological, technological and social risks in Japan, and member of The Volcanological Society of Japan.

Inhalt

Introduction

Part 1 - The hazards

1 Earthquakes

Japan, the main seismic country

B The effects of earthquakes (liquefaction, seismic tsunamis, etc.)

2 Volcanic eruptions

Japan, the main volcanic country

B Volcanic risks

3 Strong winds

A Winds of spring, tornadoes and typhoons

B Wind risks

4 Precipitation

A Heavy rains and the risk of flooding

B Snow and its risks

5 Heat waves



Part 2 - Risk Prevention

1 Forecasting and monitoring

A Short and Long Term Prediction: Success and Limits

B Monitoring (meteorological, seismic, tsunami, boundaries)

2 Alert and evacuation

A Alerts (earthquakes, eruptions, weather phenomena, new system)

B Preventive evacuation

3 Structural measures

A Anti-seismic buildings and dwellings

B Securing critical infrastructure (electricity, gas, water)

C Firefighting (lessons from the Kobe earthquake in 1995, dangers for Tokyo)

D Flood control (submersion, rainfall)

E Resistance of nuclear power plants

4 The soft measures

A The training of the population (hazard maps, preparatory measures, exercises)

B Business formation (business continuity plan)



Part 3 - After impact: from crisis management to reconstruction

1 Crisis Management Tools

A Public authorities and their responsibilities

B Relief

C Companies

2 Evacuation centers

At the first hours

B Life in shelters

C Security in devastated areas

3 Temporary houses

A Construction of temporary housing

B Problems (allocation of temporary homes, long delays, mental health)

4 Recovery

A return to normal life

B Waste Management

C Reconstruction



Part 4 - The benefits of natural hazards

1 Volcanoes

A ash exploitation

B Geothermal energy

2 The benefits from the sky

To the snow

B Water

C The wind

Conclusion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.10.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Schlagworte: Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen • Civil Engineering & Construction • emergency management • Environmental impact • Environmental Studies • Environmental Studies Special Topics • Katastrophenschutz • security management • Sicherheitsmanagement • Spezialthemen Umweltforschung • Umweltbelastung • Umweltforschung
• ISBN-10: 1-119-54973-6 / 1119549736
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-54973-4 / 9781119549734