Two surveys for taking measures to cope with the coming earthquake to the Tokyo Metropolis |
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Authors: | Iware Matsuda Dr |
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Institution: | (1) College of Economics, Kanto Gakuin University, 236 Yokohama, Japan |
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Abstract: | Although Tokyo City has frequently suffered from earthquake disasters, more than 70 years have passed since the last catastrophe of 1923. Because Tokyo has a greater probability now than ever of being hit by another major earthquake, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has carried out two surveys for taking measures to cope with it; earthquake vulnerability assessment and earthquake damage prediction. The former assesses earthquake vulnerability regionally and is used for disaster-proof city planning. Damage due to the expected earthquake is quantitatively estimated in the latter. The results are used for making a regional disaster prevention plan in an emergency. Both physical and human geographers participate in these interdisciplinary surveys effectively. |
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