This course (1-4) focuses on disasters due to tsunami, storm surge and stormy waves. Countermeasures for these disasters are covered as well. At first, the characteristics of the disasters due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, Sumatra Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, Typhoon Isewan are introduced. Not only structural but also non-structural countermeasures considering the marine environment are discussed. A creation of the healthy and productive coastal zone including eelgrass bed, tidal flat and recreational area (for sea bathing and surfing) is also the topic of this course.
Then, this course (5 - 8) will focus on learning whole of the technologies related to GIS from theory to application as state-of-the-art technologies. After Hanshin-Awaji earthquake disaster, it has been recognized that the geo-spatial information is very important and should be highly utilized to realize safety and wealthy society. The Basic Act on the Advancement of Utilizing Geospatial Information (NSDI Act of Japan) was finally legalized in 2007. Then Geographic information systems and sciences (GIS) take an important role to utilize the geo-spatial information. So far, GIS has been used for administrative operation such as urban planning, fixed assets management, water and sewage management and so forth. Recently it has become more familiar to many people because of increase in use of many types of digital maps on the internet and car navigation systems. To highly utilize the GIS, we need technologies for describing geospatial data model, surveying for making maps, obtaining self-location, analyzing geo-spatial information and so forth.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain tsunami, storm surge and wind waves and these disasters.
2) Explain the concept of the healthy and productive coastal zone.
3) Understand surveying technologies.
4) Understand technologies of spatial data.
5) Understand technologies of self-position detection.
6) Explain Geographic Information Systems and sciences(GIS)
tsunami, storm surge, wind wave, marine environment, photogrammetry, laser surveying, geographic information systems and sciences, spatial analysis, self-positioning technologies
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
At the beginning of each class, solutions to exercise problems that were assigned during the previous class are reviewed. Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to the lecture given that day to solve.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Tsunami's generation mechanics, disaster and countermeasure - The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and historical tsunami. | Understand tsunami and its countermeasures |
Class 2 | Storm surge's generation mechanics, disaster and countermeasure - Port Facilities, Typhoon Isewan, Hurricane Galveston, Hurricane Katrina. | Understand storm surge and its countermeasures |
Class 3 | Coastal Protection - Wave force, breakwaters, beach erosion. | Understand coastal protections |
Class 4 | The healthy and productive coastal zone - ECO-DRR, eelgrass bed, tidal flat, sea bathing and surfing. | Explain the healthy and productive coastal zone |
Class 5 | Surveying technologies | Understanding surveying technologies |
Class 6 | Spatial data modeling | Understanding technologies of spatial data |
Class 7 | GNSS and self-positioning detection technologies | Understanding technologies of self-position detection |
Class 8 | Geographic information systems and science | Explaining Geographic Information Systems and science (GIS) |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
1-4: No required
5-8: No required. Explanation by the slide.
No required
1-4: Exercise problem at each class (80%), final report (20%)
5-8: Students will be assessed on their understanding of each lectures(100%).
No required in advance