| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) |
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Earth systems -- environmental sciences |
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Earth system -- environmental sciences.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1. Hazards, Risks and Disasters; 1. From Hazard to Disaster; 1.1. Hazard, vulnerability and risk; 1.2. Disaster; 2. Earth and Fire; 2.1. Earthquakes; 2.1.1. Japan, principal seismic country; 2.1.2. The effects of earthquakes; 2.2. Volcanoes; 2.2.1. Japan, principal volcanic country; 2.2.2. Volcanic risks; 2.2.3. The benefits of volcanoes; 3. Air and Water; 3.1. Strong winds; 3.1.1. Typhoons, spring winds and tornados; 3.1.2. Risks related to wind; 3.1.3. The benefits of wind |
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3.2. Rainfall and snowfall3.2.1. Intense rains and flood risk; 3.2.2. Snow; 3.3. Heat waves; 3.3.1. The heat island phenomenon; 3.3.2. Damage related to heat; Part 2. Risk Management; 4. Disaster Prevention; 4.1. Concepts related to disaster prevention; 4.2. Laws, plans and budgets; 4.3. Business continuity plans; 5. Risk Mitigation; 5.1. Hazard-proof buildings and residences; 5.1.1. In modern Japan; 5.1.2. The present day; 5.2. Securing critical infrastructure; 5.2.1. A predominantly overhead electrical grid; 5.2.2. The gas distribution network |
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5.2.3. A water distribution system that is difficult to replace5.2.4. Securing shinkansen high-speed lines; 5.3. The battle against fires; 5.3.1. A variable risk; 5.3.2. Tokyo: a giant tinderbox; 5.3.3. Taking into account the risk of factory fires; 5.4. The fight against flooding; 5.4.1. The fight against coastal flooding; 5.4.2. The fight against flood rains; 5.5. The fight against mass movements; 5.6. The fight against heat islands; 5.7. The safety of nuclear power plants; 5.7.1. Establishing new regulations; 5.7.2. Confronting volcanic eruptions |
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5.7.3. Facing earthquake shocks and tsunamis5.7.4. Facing heavy rains; 6. Disaster Preparedness; 6.1. Prevention maps and signage; 6.2. Protection measures and storage; 6.3. Training, exercises and commemorations; 6.3.1. School education on disaster prevention; 6.3.2. Education on disaster prevention for everyone; 6.3.3. Commemorations; 6.4. Risk awareness; 6.4.1. Among Japanese people; 6.4.2. Among foreigners; 7. Prediction, Monitoring, Warning and Preventive Evacuation; 7.1. Long-term forecasting; 7.1.1. Forecasting earthquakes: an impossible dream?; 7.1.2. Eruptions: limited forecasting |
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7.1.3. The long-term forecasting of meteorological phenomena7.2. Monitoring and short-term forecasting; 7.2.1. Meteorological monitoring and forecasting; 7.2.2. Monitoring waterways; 7.2.3. Monitoring mass movements; 7.2.4. The detection of seismic and tsunami waves; 7.2.5. Monitoring volcanic activity; 7.3. Warnings; 7.3.1. Earthquake warnings; 7.3.2. Tsunami warnings; 7.3.3. Warning in case of volcanic eruption; 7.3.4. Warnings in case of meteorological phenomena; 7.3.5. The new emergency warning system; 7.4. Preventive evacuation; 7.4.1. Before a violent earthquake |
| Summary |
Japan is one of those countries most often affected by powerful natural hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, heavy rains, heavy snowfall, tornadoes, etc. The Archipelago is considered a very advanced country in terms of forecasting, prevention and management of natural disasters. A detailed analysis of the reality of recent years is however necessary. In the run-up to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, among others, a publication on the subject will inform a large number of people wanting to know more about the risks of natural disasters in Japan |
| Notes |
"Environmental Sciences Series"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 18, 2018) |
| Subject |
Natural disasters -- Japan
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Natural disasters -- Prevention
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Risk management.
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Emergency management.
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Risk Management
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risk management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Emergency management
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Natural disasters
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Natural disasters -- Prevention
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Risk management
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Japan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119549734 |
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1119549736 |
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9781119549789 |
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1119549787 |
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9781119549796 |
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1119549795 |
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