Actual State of Technical Cooperation on Earthquake Disaster Prevention Case Study: Jica Earthquake Disaster Prevention Project in Mexico

2000 ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
H. Kitajima
Keyword(s):  
Actual State ◽  
Technical Cooperation ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Earthquake Disaster ◽  
Prevention Project

scholarly journals EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING EDUCATION: THE MEXICO-JAPAN EXPERIENCE

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Mendez Galindo
Keyword(s):  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Earthquake Disaster ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Prevention Project ◽  
Protection Strategies ◽  
High Level

More than twenty years ago, Mexico City suffered the most disastrous earthquake in its history. The death toll from the 1985 Earthquake was an estimated 10,000, with a further 30,000 injured and 100,000 left homeless. 416 buildings were destroyed and over 3,000 seriously damaged. After this event, the profound necessity of effective strategies lead to the creation of the Earthquake Disaster Prevention Project, supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The main goal of this project was to contribute to the safety of the Mexican population, and eventually become an important aid also for Central America and the Caribbean region. In 1996, the Earthquake Disaster Prevention Project between Japan and Mexico was successfully completed. The most significant symbol of its achievements is the research facility called CENAPRED. The main purpose of this center has been to work as an organization executing investigations, training and disseminating activities. From that time, various research activities regarding the disaster prevention have been carried out, establishing a new follow-up era of cooperation. Nowadays, the cooperation between Japan and Mexico keeps strengthening and now includes many areas of action. It carries out, promotes and coordinates research activities not only in terms of earthquake protection strategies, but in general for any type of disaster, like volcanoes or landslides. A successful example is the MEXT scholarship program, which provides high level education to students from developing countries. Every year hundreds of foreign students arrive to Japan to carry out graduate studies in different areas, being engineering one of the strongest.

scholarly journals Effect of Risk Communication Method on Earthquake Disaster Prevention Activity - A case study in Tsukuba City -

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1_63-1_76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tai-young YI ◽  
Hitoshi TAGUCHI ◽  
Yuichiro USUDA ◽  
Toshinari NAGASAKA ◽  
Hiroaki TSUBOKAWA
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Earthquake Disaster ◽  
Communication Method ◽  
Prevention Activity

scholarly journals Analysis of the System of Controlling Paid Parking Zones

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4211
Author(s):  
Maciej Kozłowski ◽  
Andrzej Czerepicki ◽  
Piotr Jaskowski ◽  
Kamil Aniszewski
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Statistical Dependence ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Event Time ◽  
Operational Data

Urban traffic can be curbed in various ways, for instance, by introducing paid unguarded parking zones (PUPZ). The operational functionality of this system depends on whether or not the various system features used to document parking cases function properly, including those which enable positioning of vehicles parked in the PUPZ, recognition of plate numbers, event time recording, and the correct anonymisation of persons and other vehicles. The most fundamental problem of this system is its reliability, understood as the conformity of control results with the actual state of matters. This characteristic can be studied empirically, and this article addresses the methodology proposed for such an examination, discussed against a case study. The authors have analysed the statistical dependence of the e-control system’s measurement errors based on operational data. The results of this analysis confirm the rationale behind the deployment of the e-control system under the implementation of the smart city concept in Warsaw.

Optimized Based on Cloud Model Extension Assessment of Slope Stability

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 2709-2714
Author(s):  
Feng Guo ◽  
Wei Ya Xu ◽  
Fei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Slope Stability ◽  
Cloud Model ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Hydropower Project ◽  
Model Extension ◽  
Project Construction ◽  
The One ◽  
Cloud Model Theory

Evaluation of slope stability in the hydropower project construction is extremely important. This Cloud Model will be introduced to the matter-element extension, the extension assessment is proposed based on the sutra field division of the slope stability assessment model. This method combines the Cloud Model theory and the advantages of the extension assessment .On the one hand, the division of the sutra field by means of Cloud Model can overcome the "hard" division of the evils. On the other hand,with different values of Cloud Drops as a sutra field, the statistical results of Cloud Drops can be used as last stable assessment results. Project case study shows that compared with the conventional method, results of the method of extension are more accurate, which fully accorded with the actual state, proving optimized based on Cloud Model extension assessment of slope stability feasible and effective.

scholarly journals Use of Thermodynamic Orientors to Assess the Efficiency of Ecosystems: A Case Study in the Lagoon of Venice

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 255-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Bastianoni
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Fish Farming ◽  
Venice Lagoon ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Lagoon Of Venice ◽  
The Past ◽  
Comparison Results ◽  
The One

So-called orientors have been introduced at the interface between ecology and thermodynamics. Two have been chosen here to compare the characteristics of five ecological systems: exergy, which is related to the degree of organization of a system and represents the biogeochemical energy of a system, and emergy, which is defined as the total amount of solar energy directly or indirectly required to generate a product or a service. They represent two complementary aspects of a system: the actual state and the past work needed to reach that state. The ratio of exergy to the emergy flow indicates the efficiency of an ecosystem in producing or maintaining its organization.The main system under study is a portion of the Venice Lagoon, which is used as a fish farming basin. Four other aquatic ecosystems were considered for comparison. Results show that the ecosystem within the Venice Lagoon is the one with the highest efficiency in transforming the available inputs in organization of the system. This fact is due to human intervention, which is very limited but also very effective.

A study on the Status of Earthquake Drills for Special Education Classes in Taiwan Elementary Schools

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Chen Ma ◽  
Mei-Hung Wang ◽  
Mei-Hsiang Lee ◽  
Mo-Hsiung Chuang
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
External Support ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Earthquake Disaster ◽  
Mentally Disabled ◽  
The Status ◽  
United Nations System

<p>Under the influences of natural disasters, disabled people are often the majority of sufferers when a serious disaster happens. Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (3WCDRR) calls for agencies of the United Nations system, academia, the private sector, civil society, and people with disabilities to integrate the issue of the physically and mentally disabled into the new global framework for disaster reduction. Taiwan is one of the regions in the world where earthquakes occur very frequently. According to the statistics of the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau, an average of 23,000 earthquakes occurs in Taiwan each year, including about 1,000 sensational earthquakes. Earthquake prevention is therefore the essential task for campus disaster prevention and rescue programs. The school should recognize different evacuation abilities for students in special education classes, and know their special needs in earthquake disaster drills and emergency response ability.</p><p>In this study, four special education classes in elementary schools were selected as examples to understand the current situation in the engagement with earthquake drills by way of interviews and questionnaires. The evacuation abilities of students in special classes are classified into four categories based on the issues of physical environment, manpower arrangement, and both students’ and teachers’ educations in earthquake prevention. On the basis of the results, the conclusions regarding to those three issues can be drawn as follows. For the first issue concerning the physical environment, the teaching space for special education classes should consider the students’ evacuation abilities. Second, both internal and external support manpower should understand the students' evacuation capabilities and give different assistance based on their abilities. Last, the education goals in earthquake disaster prevention for students in different categories should be different. The earthquake drills should be well arranged in the aspects of time, place, equipment, and manpower assistance. It is important to note that special education teachers and assistants should have good knowledge in earthquake disaster prevention, understand the appropriate response to earthquake disaster, and strive to ensure the safety of students and themselves in the evacuation process.</p>

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