Abstract
Natural hazards have a significant impact on the sustainable development of human society. This paper reports on the catastrophic floods in western Japan in 2018. Continuous rainfall resulted in catastrophic floods, leading to 212 deaths, damage to more than 2000 houses and 619 geological disasters in 31 prefectures. The causes and contributing factors of these catastrophic floods are analyzed. The analysis of the causes of typical natural hazards provides an important lesson for hazard prevention and management. To adapt to climate change and prevent natural hazards in the future, the preliminary investigation and sustainable perspective analysis in this paper suggest the importance of the construction of a spongy city and the establishment of an early warning system with the help of information science and artificial intelligence technologies (ISAIT); we also highlight the urgent need to improve and strengthen the management of infrastructure.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2489 |
| Journal | Water (Switzerland) |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 13 Climate Action
Keywords
- Earlywarning system
- Flood hazard
- Flood hazardsmanagement
- Investigation
- Western Japan
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Aquatic Science
- Water Science and Technology
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