STEAM-style learning 2023 (with Japanese subtitles)

Disasters and disaster countermeasures

Instructor: Professor Muneyoshi Numata
Associate Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies / Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

When dealing with natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, it is necessary to consider not only physical countermeasures but also measures that take into account the entire social system. In this lecture, we will learn about disaster countermeasures that focus on the "vulnerabilities" inherent in society, through domestic and international case studies

Lecture date: August 22, 2023 (Tuesday)

Corresponding unit examples: Earth Science Basics "The Changing Earth", Politics and Economics "Exploring Political and Economic Issues in Contemporary Japan"