Risk and Damage Information Management
In Japan, municipalities are mandated to produce hazard maps for floods, storm surges, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, stagnant water, and landslides to which the municipality may be exposed. By combining exposure data with satellite images and aeria...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273318/risk-damage-information-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16145 |
| Summary: | In Japan, municipalities are mandated to
produce hazard maps for floods, storm surges, volcanic
eruptions, tsunamis, stagnant water, and landslides to which
the municipality may be exposed. By combining exposure data
with satellite images and aerial photographs, post-event
damage assessments can be carried out with reasonable
accuracy. Japan's experience with the disaster of March
2011 demonstrates that having exhaustive data on exposure
expedites the damage assessment process, thereby reducing
the time required for compensation payments and insurance
payouts. Immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake
(GEJE) and tsunami, information on the damage caused by the
disaster was collected rapidly and shared among responding
agencies using a variety of top-down and bottom-up tools,
including remotely sensed data, public and private datasets,
and online tools such as the Ushahidi-based sinsai.info web
site. The data-collection and dissemination effort
underpinned assistance to the affected population, timely
allocation of resources to areas in need, and effective
reconstruction planning. This report gives findings;
lessons; and recommendations for developing countries. |
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