
Title
Shuto Chokka Daijishin Kokunan Saigai ni Sonaeru (Preparing for a national critical disaster like the Tokyo Metropolitan Inland Earthquake - 100 years since the Taisho Kanto Earthquake: Changing awareness of disaster management, from cost to value, and to phase-free)
Size
152 pages
Language
Japanese
Released
August 29, 2023
ISBN
9784845118472
Published by
Junposha Co., Ltd.
Book Info
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The year 2023 marks the centennial of the Taisho Kanto Earthquake, which caused the Great Kanto Earthquake Disaster, leading to the deaths and missings of approximately 105,000 people. The impact the Great Kanto Earthquake Disaster is often discussed in terms of widespread fires, many collapsed structures, and the victims due to false rumors. However, the scale of the tsunami and landslides was also significantly larger than that seen in prior earthquakes. In addition, the urban areas with high population density has expanded considerably over the past century, and the appearance and spread of facilities and structures with long natural period has introduced new challenges. Addressing recovery and reconstruction from the disaster has been a major focus, notably through Shinpei Goto’s Imperial Capital Reconstruction Plan and the Reconstruction Agency. Yet, is it enough to simply discuss these efforts?
This book aims to examine the historical context of the Great Kanto Earthquake Disaster and Japan’s evolution since then. It will explore the profound impacts of the Great Kanto Earthquake Disaster on Japan, including the roots of current issues of Japan such as the concentration of population and resources in Tokyo. The book also considers counterm