Ritsumeikan University:Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage

Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage

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58, Komatsubara Kitamachi,
Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Grants-in-Aid Scientific Research (Category A)

Field: Composite new areas
Branch: Society/Safety Systems Science
Particulars: Social systems engineering, safety systems
Research Title: Secure construction through guarding against human-made disaster in historical cities
Research Representative: Akihisa YOSHIKOSHI (College of Letters, Professor)
Research Partaker: Kenzo TOKI(College of Engineering, Professor)
Kanefusa MASUDA
(21st Century Center of Excellence Organization, Special Invited Professor)
Hidehiko KANEGAE (College of Policy Science, Professor)
Nobukiyo EGUCHI (College of Letters, Professor)
Manabu TAKAHASHI (College of Letters, Professor)
Keiji YANO (College of Letters, Professor)
Tomoki NAKAYA (College of Letters, Associate Professor)
Research Period: from FY2006 to FY 2008
Research implementation plan: Over 3 years,
  1. Basic research regarding human-made threats to the safety of historical cities (basic research) and
  2. Disaster prevention management system research for building safe towns and areas, and guarding against human-made disaster in historical cities (practical research)
Will be carried out in tandem.

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(Basic Research)
  1. Creation of database of human-made disasters and getting a hold on research history
  2. Upgrading of Kyoto special data
  3. Social pathology of Kyoto (societal underdogs)
  4. History of previous natural disasters in Kyoto
(Practical Research)
  1. Management systems for disaster prevention … Everyone
  2. WebGIS of management systems for disaster prevention
  3. Disaster prevention management using online virtual spaces
  4. Consensus building systems between residents and government for the purpose of urban planning related to disaster prevention
  5. Urban planning and landscape preservation systems