Examination of Urban Recovery Plans after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and Urban Risk Evaluation of Tsunami in Asia Influenced by Global Warming

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23404019
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Town planning/Architectural planning
• Research Institution: Tohoku University (2013-2015); University of Tsukuba (2011-2012)
• Principal Investigator: Murao Osamu 東北大学, 災害科学国際研究所, 教授 (70292753)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 津波 / 建物復興曲線 / 2004年インド洋津波 / 2013年台風ヨランダ / 都市復興計画 / 高潮 / 海面上昇 / 台風

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project aims to contribute future disaster management of the coastal areas in Asia, which are seriously influenced by the global warming. At first, focusing on recovery plan and recovery processes of Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, comparative studies were conducted based on field surveys. As a result, it was clarified that the swiftest recovery was in Sri Lanka, and the slowest was in Indonesia. Secondly, problems on post-tsunami urban recovery in the three countries were indicated from the viewpoint of “Build Back Better,” which is one important element of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted in the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. Finally, a coastal disaster risk evaluation method was proposed by a case study of Basey in the Philippines, which was seriously damaged by the 2013 Typhoon Yolanda.

Free Research Field

都市防災