Japan
Subtitle: large-scale floods and earthquakes.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.; OECD Futures Project on Risk Management Policies.
Series: OECD reviews of risk management policies; OECD reviews of risk management policies
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9789264056398
Subjects: Risk management -- Japan -- Case studies; Earthquake hazard analysis -- Japan; Natural disasters -- Economic aspects -- Japan; Floods -- Economic aspects -- Japan; Earthquakes -- Economic aspects -- Japan
Genres: Case studies
Description: Damages to economic assets resulting from natural disasters have soared in the past fifteen years, and climate change models forecast intensified exposure to extreme weather in many OECD countries. This review of risk management policies focuses on Japan because the geography, topography and climate of its national territory subject it to serious natural hazards, especially seismic activity and typhoons. The report looks at Japan's policies in the areas of monitoring, preparing for and responding to floods and earthquakes, seeking out and identifying good practices and areas where improvements could be made. The case studies consider several issues of particular interest to policy makers, such as how to take climate change into account for long term policy planning related to large scale floods, and Japan's unique earthquake insurance scheme for damages whose probability and impact are hard to accurately assess.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Third volume [produced by] the OECD Futures Project on Risk Management Policies.  --P. 3.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274).

Also available online.

Executive summary also in French.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Large-scale floods. Introduction : flood risks in Japan; title: Integrated approach to flood risk management; title: Risk assessment and communication; title: Flood prevention and damage mitigation; title: Emergency response; title: Recovery; title: pt. 2. Earthquakes. Introduction : seismic risks in Japan; title: The general policy framework; title: Risk assessment and communication; title: Disaster prevention; title: Emergency preparedness and response; title: Post-event issues.