Code：G2B60148 / Instructor：TSUTSUMI Daizo
Course Description
Japan is a place where four tectonic plates converge, making it prone to frequent earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic activity, in addition to a heightened risk of landslides and floods due to its geological and meteorological conditions. Global warming is now causing increased concern about the intensification of weather disasters. After learning the fundamentals of these natural disasters—their occurrence patterns, predisposing factors, and triggers—students shall learn about earthquake resistance in buildings, reconstruction after disasters, and the relationship between the environment where humans live and disasters.
Keywords
Natural Disasters, Disaster Prevention, Environment
Course Plan
1: Guidance, Basics of Natural Disasters
2: Earthquake/Tsunami
3: Volcanic Disasters
4: Landslides
5: Global Warming
6: Extreme Weather
7: Deforestation
8: Discussion and Test on the First Half of the Lecture Set
9: Disasters and Evolution of Wooden Architecture
10: Structural Performance of Wooden Architecture
11: Wooden Architecture and the Environment
12: Modern Landscape and Disasters
13: The Great East Japan Earthquake and Landscape Design
14: Ecological Design and Combined Disasters
15: Discussion and Test on the Second Half of the Lecture Set
