hazardous setting japan

Question 1

in 1995 what earthquake hit japan and where?

Answer 1

the great hanshin earthquake
kobe
6.8

Question 2

where was the epicentre of 1995?

Answer 2

only 20km away from the city centre

Question 3

what was the economic damage?

Answer 3

$100billion

Question 4

how many people were killed?

Answer 4

6000

Question 5

what % of cities building insured?

Answer 5

3%

so many people faced financial ruin

Question 6

why was the city at risk?

Answer 6

there were many traditional old houses in the city

with heavy tiled roof that protect against tsunamis but killed them in earthquake as supports failed

Question 7

why had people not maintained a sufficient support network?

Answer 7

kobe had not had a serious earthquake for 400 years

Question 8

why have the japanese government been criticised for the earthquake?

Answer 8

they were very slow to respond and did not encourage people form community to help
also did not allow any foreign help

Question 9

what was the bill for reconstruction?

Answer 9

120 billion

Question 10

whiting a couple of months what had happened?

Answer 10

50,000 hosuign units to protect those people displaced

Question 11

what % of port operations were resorted and when?

Answer 11

70% within a year

Question 12

since the event what has the city done?

Answer 12

it issued the disaster management in japan document

also been regarded important to learn from the event and they have edit in place measures

Question 13

what are the most important lessons they have learned?

Answer 13

-improved seismic reistsnace on buildings
-NGO help
-improve fire fighting capacity
-comunity particpation
(edution)

Question 14

what did the mayor of kobe say after the event to other communities?

Answer 14

each community should have its own plan to respond in case of emergency