This course deals with measures for mitigation of earthquake urban disaster. Topics include 1) basis of risk management, 2) classification of disaster measures, 3) current disaster measures and plan, and 4) discussion on problems of disaster measures.
By the end of this course, students will be able to understand importance of disaster measures and contents of the current measures as well as the flow of disaster management.
Earthquake disaster measure, risk management, disaster plan
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
At first, disaster measures are lectured. Then problems on the current measures are discussed.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Basis of Earthquake Disaster Management | Understanding of the flow of disaster management |
Class 2 | Risk Reduction Measures 1 | Understanding of risk reduction measures such as seismic code |
Class 3 | Risk Reduction Measures 2 | Understanding of risk reduction measures such as aseismic urban planning |
Class 4 | Upgrading of Sesimic Performance and Hazard Map | Discussion on the role of hazard map for promotion of disaster measures |
Class 5 | Risk Transfer Measures | Understanding of risk transfer measures such as earthquake insurance |
Class 6 | Risk Avoidance Measures | Understanding of risk avoidance measures such as active fault law |
Class 7 | Earthquake Disaster Information and Its problem | Discussion on the role of earthquake disaster information |
Class 8 | Exercise | Use of earthquake damage assessment |
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Evaluated by submitted discussion memos and report.
Basic knowledge on earthquake and building engineering.