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This document introduces some activities Sendai City is carrying out to build a 'Disaster-Resilient and Environmentally-Friendly City', which will help the city to be prepared for future disasters and climate change. This strategy is guided by 3 key

This paper reports on a newly established Disaster Risk Reduction Education (DRRE) course at Nagoya University implemented in collaboration with Tohoku University, looking at some of the challenges and discussing available opportunities that could be

This handbook introduces some approaches to disaster risk management based on a symbiotic relationship between nature and humanity, and compiles basic information on practical matters for reference. It highlights some of the benefits and advantages of Eco

Fukushima Global Communication Programme Working Paper Series Number 13, December 2015:

This paper explores the citizen radiation measuring organizations as an example of risk communication and contrasts their ‘epistemic culture’ with that of the nuclear

Natural Hazards, February 2016, pp. 1-18, doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2210-7:

This study uses a choice experiment to investigate opinions of coastal citizens about i) the acceptable loss of coastal wildlife species as a tradeoff for seawalls; ii) the

This document proposes ways to improve planning methods for transport redevelopment in post-conflict reconstruction. It refutes the widespread perception that inland water transport (IWT) is a minor mode of transportation because of its disadvantages

This report aims to produce an inter-organizational network of organizations involved in emeregency operations related to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 2011. It identifies and highlights position, value, and success/failure of cooperation in

In order to promote systematic and integrated efforts that are coordinated to address these impacts of climate change, Japan has formulated its first Adaptation Plan to establish the basic principles, approaches, and direction for all measures.