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Land Policy and Disaster Prevention Lab
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The lab studies national land development and disaster prevention from the perspective of social systems.
AboutAbout the lab
Thinking about a safe country and safe cities through social systems.
The Land Policy and Disaster Prevention Lab studies how to build a safe national land and how cities and regions should be shaped in Japan, which faces population decline and growing disasters caused by climate change.
To prepare for disasters that disaster prevention facilities alone cannot handle, the lab studies disaster prevention through social systems, including ways of living, land-use management, and local communities.
Infrastructure management and international cooperation on urban problems in Asia are also research themes.
Associate Professor Tatsuro Sato studies regional development that uses water as its axis, covering disaster prevention, the water environment, and renewable energy.
Key terms
- Land-use management
- Deciding where and for what purpose land is used, and shaping it accordingly. It is also considered from the perspective of disaster prevention
- Social infrastructure
- Public facilities and equipment that form the foundation of society. The lab studies how it should be developed and managed
- The era of "shrinkage"
- An era in which the population declines and urban areas also become smaller. Used in contrast to the era of "growth," when they expanded
ResearchResearch themes
Japan is entering uncharted territory, with population decline, increasingly severe disasters caused by climate change, and tightening public-sector finances. The lab studies safe national land development, urban and regional planning, infrastructure management, and international cooperation for this era.
*Illustrative imageDisaster Prevention Including Social Systems
The lab prepares for disasters that disaster prevention facilities alone cannot handle, such as massive earthquakes and huge meteorological disasters accompanying climate change. It studies disaster prevention that includes social systems, such as how people live in cities and regions, land-use management, and the role of local communities.
*Illustrative imageCities and Infrastructure in the Era of "Shrinkage"
Until now, Japan was in an era of "growth," with expanding populations and urban areas, but it has now entered an era of "shrinkage," with population decline and shrinking urban areas. The lab studies how cities, regions, and infrastructure management should be in this new era, from the perspectives of ways of living and land-use management.
*Illustrative imageUrban Problems in Asia and International Cooperation
Rapid urbanization and economic growth in Asia have produced problems such as overcrowded cities and urban pollution. A major research theme is applying the solutions to urban problems that Japan has worked on, through international cooperation in urban management and infrastructure development.
*Illustrative imageDisaster Prevention and Regional Development Centered on Water
The lab conducts practical research on water-related disaster prevention and mitigation, conservation and restoration of the water environment, and regional development that uses renewable energy. It aims to propose ways of life and living for people in an era of major social and environmental change.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Land Policy and Disaster Prevention Lab consist of faculty and doctoral (including working-professional), master's, and undergraduate students.
- ProfessorKenichi Tsukahara
- Associate ProfessorTatsuro Sato
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park” 碧城 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Disaster Prevention Including Social Systems: “Flood waters flooding fields and houses built inside the fields of Fatehabad District, Haryana; 2023” Hemish / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Cities and Infrastructure in the Era of "Shrinkage": “Aerial view of The Brook (A231), facing Dock Road & Globe Lane direction” Stephen Kennard / CC0 (cropped)
- Urban Problems in Asia and International Cooperation: “Mwananyamala urban slum” Rasheedhrasheed / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Disaster Prevention and Regional Development Centered on Water: “Flood Management Unit - geograph.org.uk - 288599” John S Turner / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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