Managing Earthquakes - Japan

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  • Managing Earthquakes - Japan
    • Modifying Event
      • Can't be done, but Japan's economic and political stability make recovering much easier.
    • Modifying Vulnerability
      • JMA lies at heart of mitigation strategies
        • provides information and warnings of impending earthquakes/tsunamis
          • Involves a wide range of organisations, services, transport, power etc.
      • Buildings with aseismic design
        • steel frames, braces with flexibility, rubber shock absorbers, deep foundations, counterweights on roofs
      • Fire proofing older wooden buildings
      • Land use zoning that provides for open spaces for assembly
      • Controlling building in locations near liquefaction
      • Tsunami warning system off coast
      • Refuge sites on permanents stand-by
      • Community preparedness
    • Modifying Loss
      • Well-rehearsed recovery and reconstruction plans
      • Lots of things in place
    • Conclusion
      • Recent events have triggered reappraisal of tsunami and construction once thought to be safe
      • Wealth offers a high level of resilience

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