Discussion about "a natural hazard index for megacities"

Yukihiro Masuda; Eisuke Hori; Hiroki Kawai; Satoru Sadohara; Kozo Nakajima; Toshio Ojima

doi:10.3130/aijt.15.833

Discussion about "a natural hazard index for megacities"

Yukihiro Masuda^*, Eisuke Hori, Hiroki Kawai, Satoru Sadohara, Kozo Nakajima, Toshio Ojima

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Abstract

One example of the evaluation of Japanese cities from the viewpoint of a foreign country is "A natural hazard index for megacities" published by Munich Re Group, one of the world's major reinsurance companies. Among 50 large cities from around the world that were evaluated, Tokyo and Yokohama showed an exceptionally high score by the index. It is necessary to consider such a report as a warning regarding the safety measures in Japan, to behave responsibly as the world's second leading economic power. However, it should be noted that the content of the evaluation is limited.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	833-838
Number of pages	6
Journal	AIJ Journal of Technology and Design
Volume	15
Issue number	31
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3130/aijt.15.833
Publication status	Published - 2009 Oct

Keywords

A natural hazard index
Megacities
Risk assessment
Tokyo and Yokohama

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Building and Construction
Architecture

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