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Oda Lab
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A lab that uses maps and geography to explore ways of protecting lives from disasters.
AboutAbout the lab
Protecting lives through geography
The Oda Lab studies the many faces of disasters and cities from a geographical perspective.
The lab researches disaster prevention education and awareness-raising in schools and communities in collaboration with researchers in Japan and abroad, and is also involved in developing training programs and teaching materials.
The lab also studies the places and people that pass on the memories and lessons of disasters, as well as approaches to disaster preparedness in North American cities.
Key terms
- Web-GIS
- A system that displays maps on the internet and lets users view various layers of geographic information on top of them
- Risk communication
- An effort in which government agencies, experts, and citizens exchange information and opinions about hazards such as disasters, in order to deepen mutual understanding
- Disaster remains
- Buildings and other structures damaged in a disaster that are preserved to pass on the memories and lessons of that disaster
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The lab takes a scientific approach to the relationship between nature and people, aiming to protect lives through geography. Its research covers disaster prevention education and the use of maps and GIS, the transmission of disaster memories and lessons, and the creation of sustainable, inclusive disaster-resilient cities.
*Illustrative imageDisaster Prevention Education and the Use of Maps
The lab studies disaster prevention education and awareness-raising in schools and communities in collaboration with researchers in Japan and abroad, and develops training programs and teaching materials. It evaluates the effectiveness of workshops that use Web-GIS, and is also interested in risk communication challenges in which maps can be misleading.
*Illustrative imagePassing On the Memories and Lessons of Disasters
The lab studies how places such as disaster remains and people such as storytellers (kataribe) affect the people who visit them. It explores how engaging with disaster-affected areas and survivors leads to changes in each individual's disaster awareness and behavior, and in society's culture of disaster preparedness.
*Illustrative imageInclusive Disaster-Resilient Cities
Focusing on cities in North America, the lab examines the spatial and social conditions of hazards and of the people most vulnerable to disasters. By studying local disaster preparedness activities in cities on the U.S. West Coast that face earthquake and tsunami risks, it identifies the challenges of disaster preparedness that embraces diverse groups of people.
MembersFaculty
The lab's members are faculty and students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorOda TakashiPublications ↗
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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: “Relief map uses GSI data - Tama Hills” Peka / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Disaster Prevention Education and the Use of Maps: “Relief map uses GSI data - Kazo, Nakagawa, Tokyo and Arakawa Lowland” Peka / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Passing On the Memories and Lessons of Disasters: “View from Former Arahama Elementary School in Sep 2024a” 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Inclusive Disaster-Resilient Cities: “Seattle skyline 2021” GyozaDumpling / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kaneko Lab): “Go (13×” Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Hiraki Lab): “Babies with soft books” https://pixabay.com/en/users/ / / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Ueda Lab): “Japan Foundation student trying Bunraku puppet” Leonardo Boiko / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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