Subject Group of Human Environmental System,
Architectural and Structural Design
3310
Urban Disaster Mitigation
Winter
Description and rationale: This course outlines urban disaster mitigation planning based on recent studies and
experiences in disasters. Main discussions are focused on earthquake disaster. The cause of natural disaster is
natural phenomena but disasters occur in relation of artificial urban environment. Mitigation planning against such
disasters should be based on both of natural and artificial environments. Evaluation methodologies for seismic
hazard and risk in urban area are introduced and disaster mitigation planning methods are discussed. Usually
results of evaluation are mapped in computer. Therefore in this class, Geographic Information Tool will be also
instructed. You will use your notebook PC in this class. The GIS requires PC with Windows OS, MS-DOS command
prompt.
Keywords: Urban disaster mitigation planning, Natural hazard, Seismic hazard evaluation, Seismic risk
evaluation, Seismic microzonation, Mapping system
Pre-requisite: none.
Expected students: master and doctoral
Instructor: Dr Nobuo TAKAI (tki@eng.hokudai.ac.jp) and another professor (to be announced)
Course outline:
1. Introduction (1)
Outline of natural disasters in the world
2. Seismicity and hazard evaluation (2-3)
Mechanism of earthquake occurrence and seismic activities in the world
Surface ground effects to earthquake motions in urban area
Methodology for seismic hazard evaluation
3. Risk evaluation (4-6)
Seismic performance of building and urban facilities
Methodology for seismic risk evaluation
4. Seismic microzonation (7-9)
Case studies of urban areas in the world
5. Mapping system (10-14)
Introduction of GIS
Free GIS System
Installing GIS
Drawing map basically.
6. Making report and presentation (15)
Making report of your country about natural disaster using GMT
Presentation for all with Power Point, discussion
Grading:
30%: class participation
30%: assignments (3)
40%: final report and presentation
Textbooks and references:
1) Handout made by the course instructor will be delivered.
2) References are shown below.
* Earthquake motion and ground conditions: AIJ
*: available at the library
1/2010