Intensified Sediment Disasters in Japan: The 2011 Kii Peninsula Torrential Rain Disasters

The 2011 Kii Peninsula disaster was Japan's largest sediment and flood disaster, analyzed in this book along with emergency response and disaster-prevention efforts. It provides an international comparison and recommendations for mitigation and recovery, highlighting the importance of preparing for such disasters and identifying risk factors.

Format: Hardback
Length: 189 pages
Publication date: 29 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The 2011 Kii Peninsula disaster, a significant sediment and flood event in postwar Japan, is examined in this book. It analyzes the disaster, emergency response, and subsequent disaster-prevention efforts, providing an international comparison and recommendations for mitigation and recovery. Despite the expectation of such disasters occurring once every 100 years, global warming has increased their frequency worldwide. This book serves as a valuable resource for readers seeking to prepare for and respond to such disasters. Contributors draw from field surveys conducted by the Japanese Geotechnical Society during and after the disaster, detailing the factors that contributed to the disaster, including meteorological, topographical, and geological conditions. They explore the mechanisms of slope failure and the damage caused across Nara, Wakayama, and Mie prefectures. The post-disaster response, including recovery and reconstruction, as well as disaster-prevention and mitigation efforts, is also described. Readers gain insights into the importance of these contributing factors and can enhance disaster mitigation strategies and response plans to save lives and minimize damage to local infrastructure and economies. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, geologists, practicing engineers, government officials, and upper undergraduate and graduate students interested in disaster prevention and response.

Weight: 530g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032450674