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Disaster Risk Management Lab
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The lab considers the shape of disaster prevention and recovery through dialogue between people.
AboutAbout the lab
Disaster prevention begins with dialogue among people
The Disaster Risk Management Lab studies the dialogue and language exchanged among people in disaster prevention and civil engineering planning.
Even hazard maps and evacuation information do not lead to actual action unless they are shared with citizens in words.
The lab studies, as a science of practice, in what settings, by whom, and in what way dialogue should ideally take place.
Starting from the view that everyone is a vulnerable being who lives supported by others, the lab also considers how disaster prevention and recovery should be approached.
Key terms
- Local knowledge
- Wisdom and knowledge about a place that the people living there have acquired through experience
- Natech
- Accidents at factories and other facilities triggered by natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods
- Hazard map
- A map showing where and how much damage is likely to occur when a disaster such as a flood strikes
ResearchResearch themes
Based on the idea that everyone is vulnerable and lives by relying on others, the lab studies evacuation and community building. It focuses on dialogue between experts and residents and on how to make use of local knowledge.
*Illustrative imageEvacuation and community building premised on mutual support
People's disaster prevention behavior is shaped not only by their own will but also by concern for others and mutual support. The lab studies evacuation measures and community building premised on mutual support, such as community learning about flood risk, in which experts and residents hold dialogue and learn from each other.
*Illustrative imageMaking use of local knowledge and expert knowledge
Disaster prevention and recovery require local knowledge rooted in a community, in addition to expert knowledge. The lab develops communication tools that reorganize expert knowledge from the perspective of disaster survivors, and demonstrates that conversations among residents on social media strengthen their intention to evacuate.
*Illustrative imageBuilding communities resilient to Natech risk
To prepare for accidents at factories and other facilities triggered by natural disasters (Natech), the lab studies systems that assess and manage risk, protect residents, and allow businesses to keep operating. It proposes a comprehensive framework to enhance community resilience.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Disaster Risk Management Lab consist of faculty, research fellows from private universities, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorYoko Matsuda
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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: “USAID supports community-based disaster drill in Nam Dinh province ( )” USAID Vietnam / Public domain (cropped)
- Evacuation and community building premised on mutual support: “Community members rehearse evacuation routes 130904-M-GX379-006” Lance Cpl. Anne Henry / Public domain (cropped)
- Making use of local knowledge and expert knowledge: “Rumson, N.J., Oct. 9, 2013 - Families visit project boards developed by Sea Bright community members at the Sea Bright 2020 second community workshop. The workshop allows residents - DPLA - 3f2ce5ead96d703945d61c42be9e0d20” Department of Homeland Security. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Public Affairs Division. 3/1/2003 / Public domain (cropped)
- Building communities resilient to Natech risk: “ConAgra Garner plant explosion” unknown, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board / Public domain (cropped)
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