managing seismic hazards- Japan Flashcards
what are four long-term strategies
rebuilding
tsunami barriers
economic responses
international aid
what is an example of a rebuilding strategy used by the Japanese government
the Japanese government set up a Reconstruction Design Council which had a total budget of 23 trillion yen to rebuild houses
what action was taken in regards to tsnuami barriers
the original 12m high tsunami barriers were replaced with 18m high ones. however some scientists have argued that this would still not prevent damage to infrastructure if another earthquake at the same scale as Tonohoku was to occur
what is an example of international aid for the Tonohoku earthquake
the Japanese red cross received over $1 billion in international aid and provided over 30,000 emergency relief kits and 14,000 sleeping kits
what is an example of economic damage caused by the earthquake
many Japanese manufacturers were impacted by the earthquake such as Honda and Toyota motors as they could not restart production due to supply lines being disrupted. It took approximately a year and a half for production to recover
what were the three main short term responses to the earthquake
rescue services, healthcare and shelter
what were the short term efforts of rescue services that mitigated losses
rescue services and the military moved very quickly into the affected area, they were able to clear roads and create access pathways rapidly but silt from the tsunami made it difficult to count the number of deaths
what were the short term healthcare efforts
- field hospitals were set up due to usual hospitals being destroyed or damaged
- healthcare professionals were flown out from other areas of the country to help with relief efforts
- patients were flown to hospitals in other areas of the country to receive treatment
what were short term efforts regarding shelter
the army and emergency service groups were able to build temporary homes rapidly to accommodate the 300,000 people left homeless who needed access to food, water and medicine
what is the predominant monitoring organisation for japan
the Japanese Metrological Agency
what is a technologically advanced way that japan modifies vulnerability
aseismic building designs, including very deep foundations and shock absorbers
what is an example of an aseismic building
the 54- story Mori Tower in Tokyo
what is another way that japan has adjusted infrastructure to make it more resistant to seismic activity
fire proofing old buildings
what are four ways that japan modifies vulnerability
- every year on the 1st september there are tsunami and earthquake drills so that people know what to do in the case of an emergency
- land use planning so that there are bare spaces where people can assemble in an emergency
- refugee sites on permanent stand by equipped with medical kits and temporary housing
- advanced tsunami warning systems
