Effectiveness of disaster management in Japan

• Main Author: Koh, Ser Min.
• Other Authors: Tiong Lee Kong, Robert
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Construction management
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49445
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Japan has been a leader in disaster management. Through two of the best-documented earthquakes’ case studies in Japan, none other than the 1995 Kobe Earthquake and the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, this paper seeks to comprehend the effects brought about by mega earthquakes and tsunamis, there...