International Research Institute of Disaster Science

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The International Research Institute of Disaster Science is a specialized research center at Tohoku University in Japan that focuses on advancing interdisciplinary studies and technologies for disaster risk reduction and resilience.


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instanceOf academic research center
research institute
affiliation Tohoku University NERFINISHED
aimsTo advance disaster risk reduction
enhance societal resilience to disasters
integrate science and practice in disaster management
basedIn Aobayama campus of Tohoku University
collaboratesWith Japanese government agencies
international organizations
local governments in Japan
universities worldwide
country Japan
discipline engineering
information science
natural sciences
social sciences
fieldOfWork climate-related disaster risk
disaster management
risk management
focusesOn community resilience
disaster education
disaster mitigation
disaster policy
disaster prevention technologies
disaster resilience
disaster risk reduction
disaster science
earthquakes
interdisciplinary disaster research
natural disasters
post-disaster recovery
risk communication
tsunamis
foundedAfter 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
hasResearchArea disaster data and informatics
early warning systems
evacuation planning
health and medical care in disasters
multi-hazard risk assessment
urban disaster resilience
hasType interdisciplinary research institute
languageOfWorkOrName English
Japanese
locatedIn Miyagi Prefecture NERFINISHED
Sendai NERFINISHED
Tohoku region
partOf Tohoku University NERFINISHED

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Tohoku University
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