4053) Present Condition and Problems of Industrial Park in Tokyo Metropolitan Area(Town Planning, Building Economy, Disaster Prevention)

Many disasters occur in Japan, and therefore many initiatives to educate and integrate foreign residents into its society to overcome systematic barriers and enhance disaster preparedness have been implemented. Nevertheless, studies have highlighted foreign residents as a vulnerable group who are at risk of disasters in the country. The country anticipates and prepares for potential mega-disasters in the future; therefore, effective risk communication is vital to creating the required awareness and preparation. Therefore, this study looked at the changing foreigner–Japanese population mix in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area to ascertain its level of diversity and risk communication characteristics. It used secondary and primary data to analyze how heterogeneity among foreigners translates into a different understanding of their awareness. The study reveals that the 23 special wards within the Tokyo Metropolitan area can be compared to other recognized diverse cities in the world, with Shinjuku city, Minato city, Arakawa, and Taito cities being the most heterogeneous cities in Tokyo. Nevertheless, diversity within foreign residents creates diversity in information-gathering preferences, disaster drill participation preferences, and the overall knowledge in disaster prevention. The study suggests the use of these preferences as a tool to promote targeted risk communication mechanisms.

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5104 A Tendency of Housing in Tokyo Metropolitan Area(Housing Problem and Town Planning)

Transactions of the Architectural Institute of Japan Summaries of Technical Papers ◽

10.3130/aijsaxxe.42.0_888 ◽

1967 ◽

Vol 42 (0) ◽

pp. 888

Author(s):

Jun Miyake

Keyword(s):

Metropolitan Area ◽

Town Planning ◽

Housing Problem ◽

Tokyo Metropolitan ◽

Tokyo Metropolitan Area

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Disaster Response and Mitigation Support Technology for All-Hazards in Tokyo Metropolitan Area

Journal of Disaster Research ◽

10.20965/jdr.2019.p0387 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 387-404 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yoshiaki Hisada ◽

Toshihiro Osaragi ◽

Masahiro Murakami ◽

Osamu Mizuno ◽

Wataru Kobayashi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metropolitan Area ◽

Disaster Response ◽

Central City ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Application Software ◽

Disaster Prevention ◽

Tokyo Metropolitan ◽

Tokyo Metropolitan Area ◽

Spatially Distributed ◽

Secondary Disasters

In Theme 7-2 of SIP Disaster Prevention (Enhancement of Social Resiliency against Natural Disaster of Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program), we implemented the two subthemes to develop the disaster response and mitigation technology effective for the complex disaster caused by earthquake and flood by torrential rain in megalopolis such as Tokyo metropolitan area; “Subtheme 1: Development of Application Software for Supporting All-Hazards Management in Megalopolis and Commercial Areas around Large Terminal Stations,” and “Subtheme 2: Sustainable Development of Local Disaster Prevention Technology with Visualization Application.” In the former, we formulated behavioral guidelines of central city areas during disasters based on the hazard/risk assessment, and developed an application software for PC/smartphone to support emergency management by delivering relevant information to civilians and disaster response workers during the disaster. Especially, the application would reduce secondary disasters, such as the confusion/panic by the huge number of crowds. In the latter, to “efficiently utilize the limited time, human resources and goods and to minimize damage” at the time of the disaster, we developed a “travel support application,” which can efficaciously “assign” workers to various tasks (the events that require a response) that are spatially distributed at the occurrence of disaster, “navigate” by identifying optimal routes for patrol and “monitor” progress.

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