Kobe University Research Center for Urban Safety and Security Research Center for Urban Safety and Security 都市安全研究センター
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Aiming to Create the Safer and Less Vulnerable Cities with Minimum Environmental Impact by Disasters..Risk Assessment Research Department
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Research Activities
This division conducts studies on mitigating the impacts of disaster on urban society. Among others, researches on the emergency responses of the urban infrastructures, local communities, industrial and economic sectors immediately after the disaster, their best schemes after and during recovering stage of the disaster in terms of short to long-term plans, and their proactive measures to minimize the impact of disaster to the urban society.
Staff

Infrastructure Management Research Group

Professor: Takashi Nagao

Urban Safety Management Research Group

Professor: Kondo Tamiyo
Associate Professor:

Industrial & Business Risk Management Research Group

Visiting Researchers
      Hidesada Kanaji (Professor)
      Ikeda Makoto (Associate　Professor)
      POTUTAN GERALD EJEM (Associate　Professor)
      Kanazawa Shinichi (Associate　Professor)
      Yamaguchi　Naoki (Researcher)
Research Projects
 
Evaluation of earthquake ground motion and earthquake resistance of structures

Evaluation of site-specific earthquake ground motions

Evaluation of site amplification factors

Evaluation of earthquake resistance of structures

Community-based disaster risk reduction

Fire safety management in wooden densely built up area

Safe and secure community for condominiums

Emergency response procedure for central downtown area in case of earthquake

Safety measure implementation for reconstruction stage in disaster hit area

Disaster risk reduction in developing countries