Japan

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This study aims to clarify the differences in the estimation of casualties from a significant earthquake and tsunami event between an agent-based model (ABM) and a simplified approach.
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This study explored how government place-based planning and citizen-driven placemaking transform place identity of lost places after the 2011 Japan tsunami.
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This study explores the suitability of different drought descriptions for wildfires under various humid temperate climates in Japan.
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This study surveyed 350 Japanese municipalities on Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS), finding challenges in resources, risk assessment, and reaching vulnerable groups. Improving any FEWS part benefits the system, with a focus on socio-economic factors.
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This paper introduces a community-based participatory research program implemented through cooperation between universities and local communities after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. I
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The research identified and examined the shaping factors of DiDRR in schools from the perspective of teachers and principals. Testing of the construct in the DiDRR model is intended to give more valid information about the concepts.
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This study investigated the relationship between water management, settlement, and land-use changes from the Paleolithic to the present day in the Kofu basin alluvial fan, Japan, which has a high flood frequency.
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This study explores the relationship between residents’ disaster resilience and potential household food security in the context of natural disasters.

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