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Demographic Statistics by Living Situation in Disaster Risk Areas Based on Population Census Micro Data

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This thesis presents an analysis of data from Japan's 2020 national census, estimating population and households in disaster-prone regions. These regions include flood-risk areas, tsunami-vulnerable zones, and sediment disaster areas. In Level 2 flood risk areas, around 50.4 million people reside, with nearly half in multi-unit housing and 28% living above flood depths. Approximately 8.2 million people inhabit tsunami-prone areas, and 5.3 million people live in sediment disaster hazard zones. Major cities in disaster-prone areas have a large population, but a significant portion of residents resides in multi-unit housing, which doesn't always correlate directly with higher disaster risks.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.89.854

Authors: Taku NAKANO, Shuichi TAKEYA

Institutions: Building Research Institute, Instytut Techniki Budowlanej

Language: English

Topic: Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4396520672

FWCI: 2.168

Cites: 6

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10