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INTERPRAEVENT International Symposium 2018 in the Pacific Rim
"Large Scale Sediment Disasters in Orogenic Zones and Countermeasures"
The main topic of the symposium “Large scale sediment disasters in orogenic zones and countermeasures” is divided into the following six categories, most of which are the same as those of the previous symposium in 2014 in Nara to be consistent in discussions in the series of INTERPRAEVENT, except category IV which has been added to highlight the unique and outstanding characteristics of Toyama.
I. Field observation, Analysis and Modeling
Geological, Geomorphological or Hydrological Settings
Characteristics of processes and behaviors
Remote Sensing, GPS and GIS Techniques for Mapping and Modeling etc.
II. Catastrophic Disaster
Triggering mechanism
Catastrophic disasters caused by volcanic eruption.
Preparation and urgent measures for catastrophic disasters, and so on.
III. Structural measures and effects
Efficient design method and site selection of facilities
Methods of construction considering influence on environment and ecosystem
Maintenance of facilities
Secondary use of facilities
IV. Evaluation of historical SABO facilities and historical land use regulations, and their effective use in the future
Examples of historical SABO facilities
Examples of historical land-use regulations in disaster prone areas
Evaluation of the facilities from the present view point in terms of effectiveness and influence on environment
Examples of historical local disaster management plan which made use of wisdoms of old generations
Effective use of facilities considering social and economic change in the future
※ “historical” means more than 50 years
V. Risk/Crisis management and non-structural measures
Advanced monitoring technologies and warning systems
Methods and procedures for risk management
Hazard zoning and mapping
Education and local action aiming at disaster mitigation etc.
VI. Sustainable land-use management
Actual state of land-use in hillside areas and issues to address
Advanced planning methods for sustainable land-use
Administration for sustainable land-use
Law aiming at disaster reduction