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Design Before Disaster: Japan's Culture of Preparedness

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Availability:In StockContributor:Miho MazereeuwPublish date:9/24/2025Pages:456
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813950914ISBN-10:813950910UPC:9780813950914Book Category:ArchitectureBook Subcategory:HistorySize:9.90 x 8.70 x 1.40 inchesWeight:3.4524Product ID:SCHPCR7WYZ

Design Before Disaster: Japan's Culture of Preparedness

Models of disaster preparedness Across the globe, few sites have faced as many environmental disasters as the islands of the Japanese archipelago. They have endured typhoons, cyclones, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. Residents of Japan have responded to their precarious circumstances by developing a unique culture of disaster preparedness, known as bōsai, one that has...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813950914ISBN-10:813950910UPC:9780813950914Book Category:ArchitectureBook Subcategory:HistorySize:9.90 x 8.70 x 1.40 inchesWeight:3.4524Product ID:SCHPCR7WYZ
Miho Mazereeuw is the Director of the Urban Risk Lab and Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press

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