Tue. May 23, 2023 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM 201B (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Hiroshi, P. Sato(College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University), Michinori Hatayama(Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University), Takayuki Nakano(Geospatial Information Authority of Japan), Chairperson:Michinori Hatayama(Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University), Hiroshi, P. Sato(College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University)

This session discusses disaster risks being inherent in the natural and human environme
nt, which sometimes happen to appear at a disaster, from the viewpoint of not only natu
ral sciences but also social and human sciences. Examples of discussion subjects are as f
ollows: uncertainty of forecasting disaster and problems of huge disaster with low freque
ncy that raised from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the methodology for improving hazar
d maps, national recovery plans considering probable changes or sustainability of the soc
iety, international cooperation for disaster mitigation, problems of active faults or liquefa
ction, adjusting disaster mitigation plan to the regional characteristics, technical develop
ment for supporting disaster prevention, education for the disaster mitigation.