Message from the Winners

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1019-1019
Author(s):  
Fumio Yamazaki ◽  
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Carlos Zavala ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Output ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Japan International Cooperation Agency ◽  
Peer Reviews ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Wide Scientific Community ◽  
Source Of Information

We are most honored to have been selected as winners of the First JDR Award – an unexpected surprise because we did not realize that we had contributed so much to the Journal of Disaster Research (JDR). The JDR provided us with a fine opportunity to present our results on a project of the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS), making our work known to the world-wide scientific community. SATREPS is sponsored by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). From 2010 to 2015, Japanese and Peruvian researchers conducted a SATREPS project, Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru. To announce our research output, we chose the JDR and had our work published in 36 articles in two special issues, in 2013 and 2014. The JDR’s prompt peer reviews and publication processes are really helpful to projects such as SATREPS, which have time limits. Our results would otherwise have been published much later. Congratulations on the JDR’s first-decade anniversary! We believe the JDR is an important journal in the natural hazard and disaster management field as it has been recognized as a Scopus indexed journal. The JDR’s open access and the fact that it enables papers to be downloaded free of charge from the web site is very helpful and convenient to readers and helps authors become known to broader audiences. We hope the JDR will get the Impact Factor of Thomson Reuters, becoming a major source of information in the disaster sciences field. Fumio Yamazaki and Carlos Zavala October 26, 2015

scholarly journals SATREPS Project on Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumio Yamazaki ◽  
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Carlos Zavala ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Technology Research ◽  
Research Partnership ◽  
Japan International Cooperation Agency ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Seismic Motion ◽  
Mitigation Planning

This project conducts comprehensive research on earthquake and tsunami disaster mitigation in Peru in the framework of “Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS),” sponsored by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project focuses on five research fields, i.e., seismic motion and geotechnical, tsunami, buildings, damage assessment, and disaster mitigation planning. Almost three years have passed since the five-year project started inMarch 2010. During this period, researchers in different fields from Japan and Peru collaborate to achieve the overall objectives of the project. This paper summarizes the research framework and progress of the JST-JICA project on earthquake and tsunami disastermitigation technology in Peru.

Special Issue on Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-223
Author(s):  
Fumio Yamazaki ◽  
Carlos Zavala
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Tsunami Disaster

Natural disasters are major threats worldwide, with earthquakes and tsunamis presenting major obstacles to sustainable development, especially in Asia-Pacific countries. Natural hazards must be understood and social resilience improved to reduce the risks of disaster. Because earthquakes and tsunamis are rare but devastating events, data must be collected on a global scale, making international collaboration is inevitable for reducing loss due to these events. A new international research program called the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) started in 2008 jointly sponsored by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Our proposal, entitled Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru, was designated as one of the projects in the field of natural disaster prevention in April 2009. Since this project officially started in March 2010, the research program has been promoted by five groups – seismic motion and geotechnical, tsunami, buildings, spatial information database and damage assessment, and disaster mitigation planning – through the strong collaboration of Peruvian and Japanese researchers and stakeholders. Midway through the project, we decided to publish our research results in the form of English technical papers so that a wide and global range of researchers and practitioners could take advantage of our findings. This special issue of the Journal of Disaster Research contains 15 articles – an overview of the project and its progress and 14 peer-reviewed papers covering aspects ranging from earthquake and tsunami hazards to risk reduction. We extend our sincere thanks to all of the contributors and reviewers involved with these articles. We would further deeply appreciate feedback from readers on these papers to prepare for a second special JDR volume on this project within the next two years.

Dynamic Deployment of Smart Inflatable Tsunami Airbags (TABs) for Tsunami Disaster Mitigation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Shahinpoor ◽  
H. Asanuma
Keyword(s):  
Tsunami Wave ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Viscous Drag ◽  
Tsunami Waves ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Air Bags ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Inflatable Structure

Presented is an initial discussion on dynamic simulation of tsunami air bag deployment in connection with a number of smart inflatable and deployable structures, called tsunami air bags (TAB) that can be rather quickly set up and strongly anchored to the ocean floor to withstand the impact of a tsunami wave and thus protect the buildings and structures on shore. These dedicated inflatable smart structures are designed such that upon tsunami impact they can perform two smart deployment tasks. The first one is for the structure to deploy in the form of a porous structure containing internal folds and pockets and reconfigure due to tsunami impact to perform energy absorption by forcing the tsunami waves to pass through the porous inflatable structure forcing the tsunami waves to lose kinetic energy due to viscous drag and pressurizing the TABs. The second task is related to a special de sign of the inflatable structure that causes it to deploy to either further vertically rise or become a hollow inflatable dam upon the tsunami impact. In these endeavors a wave generation channel was designed and constructed to perform experiments and to simulate tsunami wave impacts on inflatable structures deploying from an underwater location. The initial observation indicates that TABs have a great potential to mitigate tsunami impacts.

scholarly journals Collaborative Governance of Coral Reef Management and Rehabilitation in Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Efforts

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dodi Robby Hari Ismanto ◽  
Rachma Fitriati
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Reef Management ◽  
Tectonic Plates ◽  
Tsunami Waves ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Coral Reef Management ◽  
The Impact

The tsunami is the biggest threat to countries around the world tectonic plates and the ring of fire, including Indonesia. The impact of economic losses and heavy casualties made the tsunami worth watching out. Ecosystem-based tsunami disaster mitigation efforts are deemed necessary, considering that 2/3 of Indonesia consists of the sea. The coral reef is one of the coastal ecosystems that can reduce tsunami waves by up to 50% before it hits coastal areas. However, the current condition of coral reefs is very alarming due to the actions of irresponsible humans. Collaboration between stakeholders is needed to carry out ecosystem-based tsunami disaster mitigation efforts. Collaborative governance becomes an essential issue in efforts to build and improve services in the public sector by involving all relevant stakeholders. The sectoral ego of the stakeholders is no longer relevant to be maintained because each actor has their strengths and weaknesses. Collaboration between actors framed in a collaboration platform by having a principled engagement, shared motivation, and collective capacity will produce better results.

Special Issue on Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru (II)

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 915-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumio Yamazaki ◽  
Carlos Zavala ◽  
Miguel Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Research Output ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
Joint Research Project ◽  
Tsunami Risk

With the greatest pleasure, we present the second special issue of the Journal of Disaster Research (JDR), entitled Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru. This follows the first special issue on the same theme. These special issues contain 36 articles, 15 in the first and 21 in the second. They summarize research output from the SATREPS Peru project. SATREPS is an international research program sponsored by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). As a SATREPS project on natural disaster mitigation, our 5-year Peru project began in March 2010 with the purpose of enhancing and implementing earthquake and tsunami disaster-mitigation technology in Peru. The joint research project provides good opportunities for Peruvian and Japanese researchers and engineers to work together exchanging opinions on their common goal of reducing loss from earthquakes and tsunamis. Within the project period, CISMID was designated as a government agency in charge of disaster-mitigation activities. Project outcomes have been introduced in national design codes and in guidelines on earthquake and tsunami risk evaluation in Peru. Our project has drawn great attention among members of Peruvian society. It has attracted hundreds of participants and scores of mass media through public seminars and symposia. We expect the project to be sustained through public awareness and dissemination activities by Peruvian organizations. We hope this special issue will provide useful information to seismic-prone Asia-Pacific countries, especially Latin America. In closing, we sincerely thank the contributors and reviewers who have done so much to make the articles in this special issue both interesting and valuable.

Remote sensing and spatial multi-criteria analysis for tsunami vulnerability assessment

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abu Bakar Sambah ◽  
Fusanori Miura
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Inundation Maps ◽  
Vulnerability Map ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the vulnerability of the Kesennuma area in Japan to a tsunami disaster and to map the area of inundation. Design/methodology/approach – Digital elevation model (DEM) data and ALOS image were used to create maps of the parameters of this study area: elevation, slope, coastal proximity, river, and land use. An analytical hierarchy process was used to assign weights to each parameter and a spatial multi-criteria analysis was applied through cell-based modelling for vulnerability mapping. Findings – The vulnerability map shows that 17.679 km2 of the area could be inundated by a tsunami. High vulnerability areas were mostly found in coastal areas with a sloping coast and a cape area. A low elevation and the presence of rivers or water channels are factors that increase the impact of tsunamis. Inundation areas were predicted to spread in areas identified as having either high vulnerability or slightly high vulnerability. Research limitations/implications – Because of the limited geospatial data, the authors encourage further studies using DEM data with a high spatial resolution. Practical implications – The results of this research can be used as basic information for disaster mitigation and urban planning in coastal areas. Originality/value – This research creates a new approach for assessing which areas could be inundated by tsunamis, based on the vulnerability map generated through remote sensing and spatial multi-criteria analysis. Moreover, the parameters used are very close to those of actual inundation maps.

scholarly journals Local Communities Participation in Mangrove Management for Tsunami Disaster Mitigation at Palu City Coastal

2021 ◽  
Vol 940 (1) ◽  
pp. 012084
Author(s):  
J E I Gultom ◽  
H S Hasibuan ◽  
M P Patria
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Method ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Educational Facilities ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Research Show

Abstract In September 2018 there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 Mw in Palu Bay, which was followed by a tsunami. The impact of this disaster is the destruction of building infrastructure, the environment, and loss of life. 4,194 people died and damaged 8,107 buildings, 43 health facilities and 386 educational facilities. Mangroves as one of the ecosystems located on the coast can reduce the impact of the tsunami. This research aims to analyze the participation of local communities in mangrove management. The method used in this research is qualitative, and the analysis used in this research is descriptive and comparative method, and the data used in this research is the results of interviews obtained from several communities who live around the coast of Palu city. The importance of this research is to compare the participation of the community in three research locations. The results of the research show that communities at the research locations are starting to realize the importance of mangroves for reducing the impact of the tsunami, so that after 2018 many communities have started planting and managing mangroves.

Tsunami Disaster Mitigation by Integrating Comprehensive Countermeasures in Padang City, Indonesia

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumihiko Imamura ◽  
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Abdul Muhari ◽  
Erick Mas ◽  
Mulyo Harris Pradono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Frame Structure ◽  
Earthquake Scenario ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Inundation Area ◽  
Residential Population ◽  
Vertical Evacuation ◽  
Evacuation Routes ◽  
Tremor Analysis ◽  
The Impact

This paper describes the results of a comprehensive analysis for tsunami disaster mitigation in Padang City, Indonesia. Assessment consists of several steps, starting from the construction of tsunami hazard maps based on the most probable earthquake scenario in the future. Results are then analyzed to determine the impact on residential population along potential evacuation routes. Next, from the standpoint of hazards, we move to the analysis of human’s vulnerability during evacuation. The term “vulnerability” is associated with available evacuation time. Here, we conducted a static evacuation model using the GIS platform and a dynamic approach using multiagent paradigm. Results of evacuationmodeling suggest that some residents may not have enough time to leave the tsunami inundation area before the first wave comes. We therefore propose using relatively high buildings as vertical evacuation sites. One of potential candidates that survived from a devastated earthquake with 7.6 Mw in 2009 is selected to be further analyzed its antiseismic deficiencies based on design ground motion obtained from micro-tremor analysis and synthesized recorded wave in Padang. As a result, even though the building underwent some damage, the frame structure was able to withstand the shaking and keep the building from collapsing.

scholarly journals MITIGASI BENCANA PADA ANAK USIA DINI

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
Rikha Surtika Dewi ◽  
Nadhini hudha Anggarasari
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Simple Simulation ◽  
Children's Memory ◽  
The Impact

Abstraksi   Bencana yang sering terjadi di Indonesia memberikan dampak yang serius bagi semua kalangan masyarakat, khususnya pada anak usia dini. Salah satu cara untuk mengurangi dampak bencana adalah dengan melakukan mitigasi bencana. Berdasarkan penelitian sebelumnya, mitigasi bencana pada anak usia dini untuk anak PAUD belum pernah dilakukan. Padahal mitigasi bencana atau penanganan bencana perlu diberikan sejak dini. Oleh karena itu peneliti akan melakukan mitigasi bencana, salah satunya tsunami pada anak usia dini (PAUD) dengan cara memberikan kegiatan bermain yang terdiri dari peningkatan wawasan tentang pengertian, dampak, dan keterampilan mitigasi bencana, hingga anak PAUD dalam melakukan simulasi sederhana dengan tenang, tanpa ada kepanikan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah ditemukan, kegiatan bermain dapat menjadi salah satu cara untuk melakukan mitigasi bencana tsunami. Kegiatan bermain dengan tema bencana ini perlu dilakukan secara berkesimbungan agar proses evakuasi saat bencana dapat terekam lebih baik pada memori anak-anak dan hal yang terpenting adalah proses sosialisasi dan mitigasi bencana pun perlu dikuasi terlebih dahulu oleh guru. Kata kunci : mitigasi bencana, anak usia dini   Abstract   Disasters that often happened in Indonesia have a serious impact for all societies, especially in early childhood. One way to reduce the impact of disasters is to conduct disaster mitigation. Based on preceding research, disaster mitigation in early childhood had not been done. Whereas disaster mitigation or disaster management needed to be given early on. Therefore, researchers conducted disaster mitigation, for tsunami in early childhood education (PAUD) by providing playing activities focusing on increasing their insight on understanding about the disaster, knowing its impact and disaster mitigation skills. A simple simulation was done to the children of early childhood education calmly, without any panic.The results of research showed that playing activities could be one way to mitigate the tsunami disaster. The activities of disaster theme playing needed to be done continuously so that the evacuation process could be recorded well in children’s memory. The process of socialization and disaster mitigation were also needed to be mastered first by the teachers. Keyword    : Mitigation, Early Childhood

scholarly journals Bencana Alam dan Konflik Agraria: Suatu Kajian Literatur

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Adha Fathiah ◽  
Afrizal ◽  
Jendrius
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
The People ◽  
Reconstruction Effort ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe tsunami disaster that stroked Aceh in 2004 not only resulted in massive casualties and huge economic losses, has also resulted in massive horizontal agrarian conflicts. This article will discuss how natural disasters cause horizontal agrarian conflicts. The question that will be answered is how the tsunami caused the agrarian conflicts among the people? How such agrarian conflicts affect the reconstruction effort of after tsunami which is a series of disaster mitigation. This article uses a literature review consisting of research reports, scientific journal articles, and media reports on the impact of the 2004 Aceh tsunami. Study results and media reports suggest that the tsunami disaster resulted in the loss of boundaries of community-controlled land and this causes land disputes among neighbors that influences reconstruction efforts undertaken by governments and NGOs. However, local wisdom on conflict mitigation contributes to the settlement of land conflicts and this has contributed to post-tsunami reconstruction efforts in Aceh. With that this article contributes to the development of knowledge on disaster mitigation.   Bencana tsunami yang melanda Aceh pada tahun 2004 tidak hanya mengakibatkan banyak korban dan kerugian ekonomi yang besar, juga menyebabkan konflik agraria horisontal yang masif. Artikel ini akan membahas bagaimana bencana alam menyebabkan konflik agraria horizontal. Pertanyaan yang akan dijawab adalah bagaimana tsunami menyebabkan konflik agraria di antara masyarakat? Bagaimana konflik agraria seperti itu memengaruhi upaya rekonstruksi setelah tsunami yang merupakan serangkaian mitigasi bencana. Artikel ini menggunakan tinjauan pustaka yang terdiri dari laporan penelitian, artikel jurnal ilmiah, dan laporanmedia tentang dampak tsunami Aceh 2004. Hasil studi dan laporan media menunjukkan bahwa bencana tsunami mengakibatkan hilangnya batas-batas tanah yang dikuasai masyarakat dan ini menyebabkan perselisihan tanah di antara para tetangga yang memengaruhi upaya rekonstruksi yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah dan LSM. Namun, kearifan lokal tentang mitigasi konflik berkontribusi pada penyelesaian konflik tanah dan ini telah berkontribusi pada upaya rekonstruksi pasca-tsunami di Aceh. Dengan itu artikel ini berkontribusi pada pengembangan pengetahuan tentang mitigasi bencana.

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