post disaster reconstruction in the destructed zones entails the social aspects in addition to the physical and urban aspects, because of the presence of affected people in the very location. the presented research aims to assess the social aspects of the post disaster conditions in the course of reconstruction, which take into consideration the related social factors in the affected community....

Earthquakes are among those natural hazards which may lead to disruption in the function of arterial traffic routes. Road networks are particularly vulnerable, due to their geographical dispersion, extensive functions and structural reliance on favourable geophysical conditions. Traffic functionality after a natural disaster and the repair/rehabilitation cost of roads are crucial considerations...

Social media becomes a communicating channel during a natural disaster for detecting disaster events because people share their opinions, feelings, activity during the disaster through the Twitter. Twitter is not simply a platform for broadcasting information, but one of informational interaction. So, we use this platform for mining various disaster relevant tweets during a natural disaster. We...

Taiwan is located at the high-risk region of natural disasters with the frequently occurred earthquakes. The importance of the disaster prevention education on campus is made even more obvious by the fact that natural disasters often occur during the school days. Given the leading roles the school administrators and teachers playing in the disaster prevention education of their pupils, this stu...

The West Sumatra earthquake on September 30, 2009, has left a long sorrow for the families of victims. number children who died at “Bimbel” center that time was proof how vulnerable and at-risk were to threat earthquakes. Learning from past earthquakes, local government policy makers Province have taken steps take preventive measures, especially since 2009 earthquake. Follow-up efforts such as ...

Introduction: In Japan, natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons are extremely frequent. It is predicted that Tokyo Inland will occur within the next 30 years. Disuse syndrome Disaster-related deaths have increased in disasters. has been reported particularly prevalent among those who require special care. Therefore, it necessary to consider support for them future disaster. Telemedic...

the huge earthquake in 11 march 2012 which followed by a destructive tsunami in japan was largest recorded earthquake in the history. japan is pioneer in disaster management, especially earthquakes. how this developed country faced this disaster, which had significant worldwide effects? the humanitarian behavior of the japanese people amazingly wondered the word's media, meanwhile the managemen...