Japan (AC) - ABILITY TO COPE WITH EARTHQUAKES

• MODIFYING VULNERABILITY 


  Japan Meteorological Agency = warnings

  • fire proofing old wooden buildings
  • land use zoning for open spaces
  • tsnumai warning systems
  • aseismic design (flexible, steel frames, rubber shock absorbers and deep foundations)
  • refuge sites with bottled water and blankets
• MODIFYING LOSS


  one of the most advanced countries in the world, quick recovery and reconstruction plans
• CONCLUSION 


  japan has the resources to give them high levels of resilience, buildings are constantly being updated espeically after tohoku tsunami