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Journal of Disaster Research

ISSN : 1881-2473(Print) / 1883-8030(Online)
Editor-in-chief :Suminao Murakami (Laboratory of Urban Safety Planning) / Katsuki Takiguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

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JDR Vol.1 No.1 Aug. 2006

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Reviews:: Earthquake Disaster Mitigation and Earthquake Engineering in Japan – A Review with a Special Emphasis on the Kobe Earthquake and its Impact; Tsuneo Katayama, pp. 11-24; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)
Material:: Earthquake Disasters and Earthquake Engineering in Japan; Syun'itiro Omote, pp. 26-45; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF) | Short note for Dr. Omote's review
Review:: Development of Urban Disaster Prevention Systems in Japan – from the Mid-1980s; Itsuki Nakabayashi, pp. 46-71; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)
Material:: Trends in Disaster Management Measures in Post World War II in Japan; Suminao Murakami, pp. 73-94; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF) | Short note for Dr. Murakami's review
Material:: Urban Renewal for Earthquake-Proof Systems; Shunichi Sato, pp. 95-102; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)

Survey Report:: Damage and Height Distribution of Sumatra Earthquake-Tsunami of December 26, 2004, in Banda Aceh City and its Environs; Yoshinobu Tsuji, Yuichiro Tanioka, Hideo Matsutomi, Yuichi Nishimura, Takanobu Kamataki, Yoshikane Murakami, Tsutomu Sakakiyama, Andrew Moore, Guy Gelfenbaum, Sindhu Nugroho, Budi Waluyo, Inyoman Sukanta, Rahmat Triyono, and Yuichi Namegaya, pp. 103-115; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)
Survey Report:: Banda Aceh Overview – After One Year Tsunami; Ir. Muwardi Nurdin, pp. 116-122; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)
Survey Report:: Field Survey of the Tsunami Caused by the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of December 26, 2004 and the Restoration of Impacted Inland Water Bodies in Sri Lanka; Anil C. Wijeyewickrema, Shusaku Inoue, Priyantha Gunaratna, Manoj Madurapperuma, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Miura, and Toru Sekiguchi, pp. 123-130; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)
Review:: Global Disaster: The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami; Fumihiko Imamura, Shunichi Koshimura, Kazuhisa Goto, Hideaki Yanagisawa, and Yoko Iwabuchi, pp. 131-135; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)
Review:: Excitation Process of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Determined from Seismic Fault Rupture; Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Hitoshi Mikada, and Masanori Suzuki, pp. 136-141; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)

Paper:: Wave Dispersion Effect in the Indian Ocean Tsunami; Yoshinori Shigihara and Koji Fujima, pp. 142-147; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)
Paper:: Numerical Simulation of Tsunami Inundation in Urban Areas; Tetsuya Hiraishi and Tomohiro Yasuda, pp. 148-156; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)
Paper:: Study on Oil Spread Caused by the 1964 Niigata Earthquake Tsunami; Yoko Iwabuchi , Shunichi Koshimura, and Fumihiko Imamura, pp. 157-168; Abstract | Preview | Full-text (PDF)

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