The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, which triggered Tsunami beyond expectation, brought tremendous impacts to our society. The total number of the dead and the missing persons was more than 19,000; in addition, the direct economic loss was estimated at more than 16 trillion Yen. The accident of the nuclear power plants also happened after the earthquake, which made the social effect more complex and widespread. It was critical that the forces of the earthquake and the tsunami were beyond the expected ones; consequently, the enormous amount of human loss occurred and the national and local infrastructures were destroyed.
The purpose of the symposium is to explore new paradigms of social safety and security. It is important to learn lessons from the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and Tsunami. In addition, in recent years, many Asian countries also experienced disastrous and unprecedented disasters, such as Indian Ocean Tsunami, Typhoon Morakot, etc. Inviting the distinguished practitioners who experienced such disasters and worked for the recovery, the symposium provides an opportunity to share lessons from past experiences and to discuss what to do for future. This is beneficial for practitioners, city managers, and citizens, who are potentially exposed to disastrous risks. The scope of this symposium includes:
-What are major lessons learned from the disaster and recovery to be shared among Asian Mega Cities?
-How the urban planning scheme changed from the devastative destruction?
-What are the roles of government, municipality, communities and citizens?
-How to confront with unpresumed risks as city managers?
Through this symposium, it is expected to contribute to the establishment of Human Security Engineering and Human Security Network among Asian megacities.
The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, which triggered Tsunami beyond expectation, brought tremendous impacts to our society. The total number of the dead and the missing persons was more than 19,000; in addition, the direct economic loss was estimated at more than 16 trillion Yen. The accident of the nuclear power plants also happened after the earthquake, which made the social effect more complex and widespread. It was critical that the forces of the earthquake and the tsunami were beyond the expected ones; consequently, the enormous amount of human loss occurred and the national and local infrastructures were destroyed.
The purpose of the symposium is to explore new paradigms of social safety and security. It is important to learn lessons from the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and Tsunami. In addition, in recent years, many Asian countries also experienced disastrous and unprecedented disasters, such as Indian Ocean Tsunami, Typhoon Morakot, etc. Inviting the distinguished practitioners who experienced such disasters and worked for the recovery, the symposium provides an opportunity to share lessons from past experiences and to discuss what to do for future. This is beneficial for practitioners, city managers, and citizens, who are potentially exposed to disastrous risks. The scope of this symposium includes: