An integrated framework for disaster risk management is presented to cope with the risk of low-probability high-consequence (LPHC) disasters in urban communities. Since the 2000 Tokai flood in Japan, there has been a shift in the management strategy from disaster prevention with a presumed zero...

In this paper we develop a new form of economic - environmental input - output model to analyze the complicated interactions among economic sectors and environmental sectors. This model deals with both traditional economic sectors and the pollution elimination sector in terms of volume and...

This study examines how flood risk perception and home ownership affect residents’ preparedness for floods, focusing specifically on the case of the Tokai flood disaster in Nagoya City, one of Japan’s biggest metropolises, in 2000. The greatest rainfall ever recorded in Nagoya City (566.5...

Recent reform of environmental risk policy in Japan is discussed focusing on hazardous chemicals management. The background and reasons for evolution of a risk-based approach to hazardous chemicals management in Japan is discussed in a policy analytical framework.

Following the rapid economic development of China and the improvement of living standards there, the Chinese people are increasing their demand for improvement of environmental quality. This paper reports the results of a choice experiment approach to evaluating the preferences and willingness...