Course Overview

This lecture overviews various natural hazards and their triggers, reviews historical and recent hazards and explores future prediction and mitigation against possible hazards.

Learning Achievement

Students will acquire general knowledge on the causes, processes, risks and impacts of various kinds of natural hazards and learn how to predict and mitigate against such hazards.

Competence

This coursework links up with the academic goal stated below.

Course prerequisites

None

Grading Philosophy

Evaluation will be based on final exam and class performance.

Course schedule

Why and how is Japan hazardous country? Climate, topography and geology around Japan produce one of the most hazardous islands on the earth. This lecture analyzes the direct and indirect effects of these factors on various natural hazards, reviews historical and recent hazards and explores future prediction and mitigation against possible hazards.
Hazardous countries: Climate, topography & geology (Ikeda, A.)
Earthquake hazards (1): Seismicity & earthquake source process (Yagi, Y.)
Earthquake hazards (2): Recent & historical tsunamis (Fujino, S.)
Volcanic hazards (1): Real-time volcanic ash plume prediction for aviation safety (Tanaka, H.)
Volcanic hazards (2): General characteristics of magma, volcanic eruptions & volcanic products (Ikehata, K.)
Human-induced disaster (Onda, Y.)
Slope hazards: Landslides & debris flows (Hattanji, T.)
Water hazards caused by surface water & groundwater (Tsujimura, M.)
Coastal hazards: High tides & coastal erosion (Sekiguchi, T.)
Disaster countermeasures* (Yamashita, A.)

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Fujino Shigehiro,Ikehata Kei,Hattanji Tsuyoshi,Onda Yuichi,Tsujimura Maki,Sekiguchi Tomohiro,Yamashita Akio,Ikeda Atsushi,Yagi Yuji,Namura Yusuke

Other information

Site for Inquiry

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